title: Use-after-free in Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component
description: A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.
Flaw in the error handling of bound chains causes a use-after-free in the abort path of NFT_MSG_NEWRULE. The vulnerability requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to be triggered.
We recommend upgrading past commit 4bedf9eee016286c835e3d8fa981ddece5338795.
problem types: CWE-416 Use After Free
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
packageName: kernel
product: Kernel
repo: https://git.kernel.org
vendor: Linux
versions:
lessThan: 6.4, status: affected, version: 5.9, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL