CVE-2023-4569

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A memory leak flaw was found in the nft set catchall flush function in the net/netfilter/nf tables api.c component of the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause double-deactivations of catchall elements, which can result in a memory leak. The exploitation of this flaw is related to the repeated freeing of previously freed memory, which may allow an attacker to access protected information or cause a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.