Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-0179
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity integer overflow in kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 19.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow the leakage of both stack and heap addresses, and potentially allow Local Privilege Escalation to the root user via arbitrary code execution.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | bpftool | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-kvm | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0979 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1 | ALSA-2023:0951 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.1.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.1.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | kernel | 0:5.14.0-162.18.1.el9_1.cloud | RXSA-2023:0951 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | kernel-rt | 0:5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 | RLSA-2023:0979 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-67.74 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-67.74 | USN-5912-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1031.35 | USN-5912-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1031.35 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1034.41 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1034.41 | USN-5912-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | 5.19.0-1021.22~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1034.41.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1034.41.1 | USN-5912-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1030.37 | USN-5912-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1030.37 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1028.33 | USN-5912-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1028.33 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1016.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1016.21 | USN-5938-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | 5.19.0-35.36~22.04.1 | USN-5911-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | 5.19.0-35.36~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1026.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1026.29 | USN-5935-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1026.31 | USN-5962-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1026.31 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1029.34 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1029.34 | USN-5941-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-67.74 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-67.74 | USN-5912-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1023.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1027.28 | USN-5858-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1027.28 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | 6.0.0-1011.11 | USN-5857-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | 6.0.0-1011.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1006.6 | USN-5856-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1006.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1007.7 | USN-5915-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1030.36 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1030.36 | USN-5912-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1025.27 | USN-5935-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1025.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0179 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-190