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high 7.8

CVE-2023-4147 json

Kernel: netfilter: nf_tables_newrule when adding a rule with nfta_rule_chain_id leads to use-after-free

published 2023-08-07 3 y ago modified 2026-11-07 41 h ago also EUVD-2023-54027

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Netfilter functionality when adding a rule with NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID. This flaw allows a local user to crash or escalate their privileges on the system.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support 0:5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, 0:5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.52-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.4.11-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4147

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-82.91
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1043.48
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1040.48
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1040.45
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1036.39
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1040.45
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1045.52
  • linux-gkeop Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1026.31

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4147

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kpatch-patch-5_14_0-284_11_1 RHEL 9 1-5.el9_2
  • kpatch-patch-5_14_0-284_18_1 RHEL 9 1-4.el9_2
  • kpatch-patch-5_14_0-284_25_1 RHEL 9 1-3.el9_2
  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
  • bpftool RHEL 9 7.0.0-284.30.1.el9_2
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2023:7411RHSA-2023:7382RHSA-2023:7389RHSA-2023:5093RHSA-2023:5069RHSA-2023:5091

  • kernel-rt SLE Micro 5.5, Real Time Module 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.13.18.1
  • kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.13.18.1
  • kernel-rt_debug Real Time Module 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.13.18.1
  • kernel-source-rt Real Time Module 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.13.18.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.28.1
  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.28.1
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.28.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.28.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:4326-1SUSE-SU-2023:4325-1SUSE-SU-2023:4322-1SUSE-SU-2023:4308-1SUSE-SU-2023:4301-1SUSE-SU-2023:4285-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 9 7.0.0-284.30.1.el9_2
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
  • kernel-tools AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
  • python3-perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2

almalinux advisories ALSA-2023:5069ALSA-2023:5091

  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2023:5091

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.126.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-27897

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-4147 updated cvss 7.8

kernel: netfilter: nf_tables_newrule when adding a rule with NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID leads to use-after-free

  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0) kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:7382
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) perf 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, rtla 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:5069
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) perf 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:7382
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.0.0-284.30.1.el9_2, kernel 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, kernel-64k 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, kernel-core 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, kernel-tools 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, python3-perf 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, +31 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:5069
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.0) kernel 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, bpftool 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, kernel-core 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, kernel-tools 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, python3-perf 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, kernel-modules 5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0, +19 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:7382
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:5069
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:5091
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.0) kernel-rt 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules-extra 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.0) kernel-rt 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:7389
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:5091
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-doc 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-23-166-10 updated cvss 7.8

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP BIOS

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.