CVE-2023-31248

Public on 2023-07-05
Modified on 2024-03-01
Description

Linux Kernel nftables Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability; `nft_chain_lookup_byid()` failed to check whether a chain was active and CAP_NET_ADMIN is in any user or network namespace

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2023-07-21 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2023-037
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2023-07-21 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2023-024
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2023-07-19 ALAS2023-2023-251

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H