CVE-2023-4208 (GCVE-0-2023-4208)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-06 13:53 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:09
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Title
Use-after-free in Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_u32 component
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_u32 component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. When u32_change() is called on an existing filter, the whole tcf_result struct is always copied into the new instance of the filter. This causes a problem when updating a filter bound to a class, as tcf_unbind_filter() is always called on the old instance in the success path, decreasing filter_cnt of the still referenced class and allowing it to be deleted, leading to a use-after-free. We recommend upgrading past commit 3044b16e7c6fe5d24b1cdbcf1bd0a9d92d1ebd81.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Product Version
Linux Kernel Affected: 3.18 , < 6.5 (custom)
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Date Public
2023-08-01 03:10
Credits
valis Muhammad Alifa Ramdhan of STAR Labs
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