vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2023-7192: kernel: refcount leak in ctnetlink_create_conntrack() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jan 2, 2024 | Feb 8, 2024 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jan 2, 2024
Added
Feb 8, 2024
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
A memory leak problem was found in ctnetlink_create_conntrack in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack due to a refcount overflow.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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