Vulnerability · Published Aug 28, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-4569Kernel: information leak in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Fedora from Fedora. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory leak flaw was found in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause double-deactivations of catchall elements, which can result in a memory leak.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.52-1 | DSA-5492-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.52-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.4.13-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.4.13-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-84.93 | USN-6386-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-84.93 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1045.50 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1045.50 | USN-6386-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | 6.2.0-1012.12~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | 6.2.0-1012.12~22.04.1 | USN-6383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1047.54 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1047.54 | USN-6386-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | 6.2.0-1012.12~22.04.1 | USN-6383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | 6.2.0-1012.12~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1047.54.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1047.54.1 | USN-6386-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | 6.2.0-1012.12~22.04.1.1 | USN-6383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1042.50 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1042.50 | USN-6386-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | 6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1 | USN-6383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | 6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1042.47 | USN-6386-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1042.47 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1028.33 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1028.33 | USN-6386-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | 6.2.0-33.33~22.04.1 | USN-6383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | 6.2.0-33.33~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1038.41 | USN-6386-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1038.41 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1040.46 | USN-6386-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1040.46 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1042.47 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1042.47 | USN-6386-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-84.93 | USN-6386-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-84.93 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | 6.2.0-1013.13~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | 6.2.0-1013.13~22.04.1 | USN-6383-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1033.33 | USN-6386-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1033.33 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | 6.2.0-1011.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | 6.2.0-1011.11 | USN-6466-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1018.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1005.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | 6.0.0-1021.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | 6.0.0-1021.21 | USN-6385-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1022.22 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1022.22 | USN-6384-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1044.50 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1044.50 | USN-6386-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1038.41 | USN-6386-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1038.41 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1025.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4569 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Kernel | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
| Fedora | Fedora | see references |
Weakness: CWE-402 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4569 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2235470 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netfilter-devel/patch/20230812110526.49808-1-fw@strlen.de/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492