VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2023-6040
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-01-12
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- security@ubuntu.com: CWE-125
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-125
Primary references
- security@ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@ubuntu.com — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@ubuntu.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory