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A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The nfnl_osf_add_callback function did not validate the user mode controlled opt_num field. This flaw allows a local privileged (CAP_N…

Medium CVSS 5.1
CVECVE-2023-39189
First seen2026-10-15 01:15 UTC
Disclosed2023-10-09 18:15 UTC
Last updated2026-10-15 01:15 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The nfnl_osf_add_callback function did not validate the user mode controlled opt_num field. This flaw allows a local privileged (CAP_NET_ADMIN) attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read, leading to a crash or information disclosure.

In-depth triage

No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).

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Sources

  • NVD DATABASE

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Timeline

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