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CVE-2023-3609 HIGH

Published: 2023-07-21 | Last Modified: 2026-09-11 | Status: Analyzed

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_u32 component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. If tcf_change_indev() fails, u32_set_parms() will immediately return an error after incrementing or decrementing the reference counter in tcf_bind_filter(). If an attacker can control the reference counter and set it to zero, they can cause the reference to be freed, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. We recommend upgrading past commit 04c55383fa5689357bcdd2c8036725a55ed632bc.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 5.9

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-416
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-416

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36ad4d200> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36ad4d180> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36ad4f180> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd2d825ba80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36ad4d2c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36ad4c640> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3606a1b40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.4 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36ad4c4c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.4 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd369ad42c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.4 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36ad4df40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.4 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3697d4040> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.4 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd2d825af40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 6.4 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3841f1000> Operating System
debian debian_linux 10.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd368d80240> Operating System
debian debian_linux 11.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd2d8259b40> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.4:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References