CVE-2023-42753

NameCVE-2023-42753
DescriptionAn 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-3623-1, DLA-3710-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.218-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.221-1fixed
bookworm6.1.94-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.99-1fixed
trixie6.9.10-1fixed
sid6.9.11-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebuster4.19.304-1DLA-3710-1
linuxsourcebullseye5.10.197-1
linuxsourcebookworm6.1.55-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.5.3-1
linux-5.10sourcebuster5.10.197-1~deb10u1DLA-3623-1

Notes

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/22/10
https://git.kernel.org/linus/050d91c03b28ca479df13dfb02bcd2c60dd6a878 (6.6-rc1)

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