CVE-2023-4569

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    CVE-2023-4569

    Published: 28 Aug 2023Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4569, https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2235470, https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netfilter-devel/patch/[email protected]/

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