A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

On an error when building a nftables rule, deactivating immediate expressions in nft_immediate_deactivate() can lead unbinding the chain and objects be deactivated but later used.

We recommend upgrading past commit 0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5492-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-53908 A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. On an error when building a nftables rule, deactivating immediate expressions in nft_immediate_deactivate() can lead unbinding the chain and objects be deactivated but later used. We recommend upgrading past commit 0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6315-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6316-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6318-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6321-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6325-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6328-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6330-1 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6332-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6348-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6385-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
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Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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Description A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. On an error when building a nftables rule, deactivating immediate expressions in nft_immediate_deactivate() can lead unbinding the chain and objects be deactivated but later used. We recommend upgrading past commit 0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2. A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. On an error when building a nftables rule, deactivating immediate expressions in nft_immediate_deactivate() can lead unbinding the chain and objects be deactivated but later used. We recommend upgrading past commit 0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2.

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Google

Published:

Updated: 2025-02-13T17:03:23.988Z

Reserved: 2023-07-31T10:37:30.332Z

Link: CVE-2023-4015

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-06T14:15:11.093

Modified: 2025-02-13T17:17:14.547

Link: CVE-2023-4015

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-09-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-4015 - Bugzilla

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