CVE-2023-42756
Published: September 28, 2023Last modified: September 29, 2023
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.7 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.56-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42756
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2239848
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GISYSL3F6WIEVGHJGLC2MFNTUXHPTKQH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GPMICQ2HVZO5UAM5KPXHAZKA2U3ZDOO6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/V5PDNWPKAP3WL5RQZ4RIDS6MG32OHH5R/
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q3/242