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CVE-2023-42756
September 28, 2023
A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. A race condition between IPSET_CMD_ADD and IPSET_CMD_SWAP can lead to a kernel panic due to the invocation of "__ip_set_put" on a wrong "set". This issue may allow a local user to crash the system.
Related Resources (8)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V5PDNWPKAP3WL5RQZ4RIDS6MG32OHH5R/
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42756
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GISYSL3F6WIEVGHJGLC2MFNTUXHPTKQH/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2239848
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GPMICQ2HVZO5UAM5KPXHAZKA2U3ZDOO6/
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q3/242
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-362