CVE-2023-7192
Published: December 31, 2023Last modified: June 18, 2025
Description
A memory leak problem was found in ctnetlink_create_conntrack in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack due to a refcount overflow.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.4 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | HIGH |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Vulnerable (6.1.33-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0723
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0725
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1188
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1250
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1306
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1367
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1382
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2006
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2008
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7192
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256279
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=ac4893980bbe79ce383daf9a0885666a30fe4c83