CVE-2023-39193

Published Oct 9, 2023

Last updated 2 months ago

Overview

Description
A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The sctp_mt_check did not validate the flag_count field. This flaw allows a local privileged (CAP_NET_ADMIN) attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read, leading to a crash or information disclosure.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
6
Impact score
5.2
Exploitability score
0.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-125
secalert@redhat.com
CWE-125

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