Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-52581: ELSA-2024-2394: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: fix memleak when more than 255 elements expired When more than 255 elements expired we're supposed to switch to a new gc container structure. This never happens: u8 type will wrap before reaching the boundary and nft_trans_gc_space() always returns true. This means we recycle the initial gc container structure and lose track of the elements that came before. While at it, don't deref 'gc' after we've passed it to call_rcu. A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s nftables sub-component due to a race problem between the set GC and transaction in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system. This flaw is similar to the previous CVE-2023-4244 but for a different part of the source code.
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