VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2023-7192
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-01-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
A memory leak problem was found in ctnetlink_create_conntrack in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack due to a refcount overflow.
Weakness classification
- CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime