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CVE-2023-31248 (GCVE-0-2023-31248)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-05 18:33 – Updated: 2025-03-05 18:54
VLAI
Title
Linux Kernel nftables Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
Linux Kernel nftables Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability; `nft_chain_lookup_byid()` failed to check whether a chain was active and CAP_NET_ADMIN is in any user or network namespace
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-05 18:36 UTC
CWE
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Kernel Affected: v5.9-rc1
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Date Public
2023-07-05 12:12
Credits
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