CVE-2023-3609
Use-after-free in Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_u32 component
- Published
- Jul 21, 2023
- Updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- Evidence observed
- Aug 6, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 38.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_u32 component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. If tcf_change_indev() fails, u32_set_parms() will immediately return an error after incrementing or decrementing the reference counter in tcf_bind_filter(). If an attacker can control the reference counter and set it to zero, they can cause the reference to be freed, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. We recommend upgrading past commit 04c55383fa5689357bcdd2c8036725a55ed632bc.
Sources
1Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2023-3609, demonstrating a specific vulnerability in a Linux kernel component. Intended for security research and testing.
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