fkie_cve-2023-53619
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-10-07 16:15
Modified
2025-10-08 19:38
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: conntrack: Avoid nf_ct_helper_hash uses after free
If nf_conntrack_init_start() fails (for example due to a
register_nf_conntrack_bpf() failure), the nf_conntrack_helper_fini()
clean-up path frees the nf_ct_helper_hash map.
When built with NF_CONNTRACK=y, further netfilter modules (e.g:
netfilter_conntrack_ftp) can still be loaded and call
nf_conntrack_helpers_register(), independently of whether nf_conntrack
initialized correctly. This accesses the nf_ct_helper_hash dangling
pointer and causes a uaf, possibly leading to random memory corruption.
This patch guards nf_conntrack_helper_register() from accessing a freed
or uninitialized nf_ct_helper_hash pointer and fixes possible
uses-after-free when loading a conntrack module.
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{
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: conntrack: Avoid nf_ct_helper_hash uses after free\n\nIf nf_conntrack_init_start() fails (for example due to a\nregister_nf_conntrack_bpf() failure), the nf_conntrack_helper_fini()\nclean-up path frees the nf_ct_helper_hash map.\n\nWhen built with NF_CONNTRACK=y, further netfilter modules (e.g:\nnetfilter_conntrack_ftp) can still be loaded and call\nnf_conntrack_helpers_register(), independently of whether nf_conntrack\ninitialized correctly. This accesses the nf_ct_helper_hash dangling\npointer and causes a uaf, possibly leading to random memory corruption.\n\nThis patch guards nf_conntrack_helper_register() from accessing a freed\nor uninitialized nf_ct_helper_hash pointer and fixes possible\nuses-after-free when loading a conntrack module."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2023-53619",
"lastModified": "2025-10-08T19:38:32.610",
"metrics": {},
"published": "2025-10-07T16:15:44.473",
"references": [
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"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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},
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},
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},
{
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{
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}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}
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