Fedora 38 update for kernel



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-4563
CWE-ID CWE-416
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU80177

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4563

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the nft_verdict_dump() function of the nftables sub-component. A local user can trigger a race condition between set GC and transaction and perform a DoS attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 38

kernel: before 6.4.13-200.fc38

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-da8b7c1ca3


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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