CVE-2023-4921 — A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq componen
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.
Published
2023-09-12T20:15:10.573
Last modified
2026-10-14T22:17:18.763
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
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
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
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
- Published: 2023-09-12T20:15:10.573
- Last modified: 2026-10-14T22:17:18.763
09References
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8f…
- kernel.dance — https://kernel.dance/8fc134fee27f2263988ae38920bc03da416b03d8
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8f…
- kernel.dance — https://kernel.dance/8fc134fee27f2263988ae38920bc03da416b03d8
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com — https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com — https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html
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