CVE-2023-4004
Kernel: netfilter: use-after-free due to improper element removal in nft_pipapo_remove()
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.9%
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter in the way a user triggers the nft_pipapo_remove function with the element, without a NFT_SET_EXT_KEY_END. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
- Affected
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 60th percentile
- Published
- 2023-07-31
- Updated
- 2026-10-14
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- MPI-SysSec/DirtyFree31★ · 2026-03-04
Exploit collections (1)
- linux/kernelctf/CVE-2023-4004_lts_cos_mitigationgoogle/security-research
Security advisories
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4961
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4962
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4967
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5069
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5091
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5093
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5221
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5244
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5255
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5548
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5627
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7382
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7411
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7417
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7431
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7434
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4004
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2225275
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netfilter-devel/patch/20230719190824.21196-1-fw@strl…