Vulnerabilities > CVE-2023-42753 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in multiple products

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

• CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write

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