A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The sctp_mt_check did not validate the flag_count field. This flaw allows a local privileged (CAP_NET_ADMIN) attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read, leading to a crash or information disclosure.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3710-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-42928 A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The sctp_mt_check did not validate the flag_count field. This flaw allows a local privileged (CAP_NET_ADMIN) attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read, leading to a crash or information disclosure.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6494-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6494-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6532-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6534-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6534-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6534-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6548-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6548-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6548-3 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6549-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6549-2 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6549-3 Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6548-4 Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6548-5 Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6549-4 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6549-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6635-1 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

This flaw can be mitigated by preventing the affected `xt_sctp` kernel module from being loaded. For instructions on how to blacklist a kernel module, please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278.

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-25T13:23:37.055Z

Reserved: 2023-07-25T16:01:14.836Z

Link: CVE-2023-39193

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:02:06.556Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-09T18:15:10.303

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:14:53.260

Link: CVE-2023-39193

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-09-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-39193 - Bugzilla

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