CVE-2023-4208
Una vulnerabilidad de Use After Free en el componente net/sched: cls_u32 del kernel de Linux puede ser explotada para conseguir una escalada local de privilegios. Cuando se llama a u32_change() en un filtro existente, toda la estructura tcf_result se copia siempre en la nueva instancia del filtro. Esto causa un problema cuando se actualiza un filtro vinculado a una clase, ya que tcf_unbind_filter() siempre llama a la instancia antigua en la ruta de éxito, disminuyendo filter_cnt de la clase aún referenciada y permitiendo que se elimine, lo que lleva a un Use After Free. Recomendamos actualizar el commit a partir de 3044b16e7c6fe5d24b1cdbcf1bd0a9d92d1ebd81.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.31%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 22
- Fecha de la puntuación: 9/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-416
- CWE-416
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3044b16e7c6fe5d24b1cdbcf1bd0a9d92d1ebd81
- https://kernel.dance/3044b16e7c6fe5d24b1cdbcf1bd0a9d92d1ebd81
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3044b16e7c6fe5d24b1cdbcf1bd0a9d92d1ebd81
- https://kernel.dance/3044b16e7c6fe5d24b1cdbcf1bd0a9d92d1ebd81
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
JSON original (NVD)
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