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CVE-2023-32233
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2023-05-08T20:15:20.267 · Last modified 2026-06-17T05:58:22.273

Summary

In the Linux kernel through 6.3.1, a use-after-free in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests can be abused to perform arbitrary read and write operations on kernel memory. Unprivileged local users can obtain root privileges. This occurs because anonymous sets are mishandled.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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