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CVE-2023-7192

A memory leak problem was found in ctnetlink_create_conntrack in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c in the Linux Kernel.

Impact

A memory leak problem was found in ctnetlink_create_conntrack in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack due to a refcount overflow.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 6.3
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Versions 8.0, 9.0

Weakness classification

CWE-401

References