Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2023· Updated Feb 27, 2025

Kernel: information leak in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c

CVE-2023-4569

Description

A memory leak flaw was found in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause double-deactivations of catchall elements, which can result in a memory leak.

Affected products

Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6v5
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7v5
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8v5
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9v5
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
osv-coords93 versions
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Fedora/Fedorav5

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4569mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netfilter-devel/patch/20230812110526.49808-1-fw@strlen.de/mitre
www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492mitre

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