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CVE-2023-4133 — A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the cxgb4 driver in the Linux kernel

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the cxgb4 driver in the Linux kernel. The bug occurs when the cxgb4 device is detaching due to a possible rearming of the flower_stats_timer from the work queue. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system, causing a denial of ser

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.01% (top 98.80%)
CWE
CWE-416
Published
2023-08-03T14:32:12.421Z
Last modified
2025-11-06T19:46:38.846Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the cxgb4 driver in the Linux kernel. The bug occurs when the cxgb4 device is detaching due to a possible rearming of the flower_stats_timer from the work queue. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system, causing a denial of service condition.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-553.el8_10
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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