CVE-2023-4569 — Resource Leak in Kernel
CWE-402 — Resource LeakCWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime18 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 28
Latest updateApr 30
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages3 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 12.0, Enterprise Linux 8.0, 9.0