CVE-2023-42753
Kernel: netfilter: potential slab-out-of-bound access due to integer underflow
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.5%
An array indexing vulnerability was found in the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. A missing macro could lead to a miscalculation of the `h->nets` array offset, providing attackers with the primitive to arbitrarily increment/decrement a memory buffer out-of-bound. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
- Affected
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support · 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
- 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 - CVSS v3.1 REDHAT
- 7.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 42nd percentile
- Published
- 2023-09-25
- Updated
- 2026-10-14
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7370
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7379
- 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-2023:7418
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7539
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7558
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0089
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0113
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0134
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0340
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0346
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0347
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0371
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0376
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0378
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0402
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0403
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0562
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0563
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0593
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0999
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42753
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2239843