CVE-2023-6040

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None

Description

An out-of-bounds access vulnerability involving netfilter was reported and fixed as: f1082dd31fe4 (netfilter: nf_tables: Reject tables of unsupported family); While creating a new netfilter table, lack of a safeguard against invalid nf_tables family (pf) values within `nf_tables_newtable` function enables an attacker to achieve out-of-bounds access.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2023-6040

Assigner
canonical

Vulnerability Status
PUBLISHED

Published Version
2024-01-12T01:37:45.387Z

Last Modified Date
2024-01-12T01:37:45.387Z

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-125	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-6040	issue-tracking
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/12/1	mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/12/1
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177029/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0100-1.html

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6040
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-6040

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2024-06-25 07:03:46				Added to TrackCVE