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CVE-2023-42753 — An array indexing vulnerability was found in the netfilter subsystem of the Linu

An array indexing vulnerability was found in the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. A missing macro could lead to a miscalculation of the `h->nets` array offset, providing attackers with the primitive to arbitrarily increment/decrement a memory buffer out-of-bound. This

CVSS
7.0 HIGH
EPSS
1.00% (top 97.80%)
CWE
CWE-787
Published
2023-09-25T20:25:59.706Z
Last modified
2026-02-18T17:14:46.081Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

An array indexing vulnerability was found in the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. A missing macro could lead to a miscalculation of the `h->nets` array offset, providing attackers with the primitive to arbitrarily increment/decrement a memory buffer out-of-bound. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 70:3.10.0-1160.108.1.rt56.1259.el7
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 70:3.10.0-1160.108.1.el7
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support0:3.10.0-1062.85.1.el7
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-513.11.1.rt7.313.el8_9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-513.11.1.el8_9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support0:4.18.0-193.120.1.el8_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service0:4.18.0-193.120.1.rt13.171.el8_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service0:4.18.0-193.120.1.el8_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutionsunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions0:4.18.0-193.120.1.el8_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service0:4.18.0-305.120.1.rt7.196.el8_4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutionsunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Supportunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Supportunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support0:5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support0:5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Supportunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support0:5.14.0-284.40.1.el9_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support0:5.14.0-284.40.1.rt14.325.el9_2
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Supportunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6unspecified
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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