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High severity · published Mar 27, 2023
CVE-2023-0179
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux Kernel
7.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow the leakage of both stack and heap addresses, and potentially allow Local Privilege Escalation to the root user via arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.5.0 before 5.10.164; 5.11 before 5.15.89; 5.16 before 6.1.7 · source: NVD
CL
Codeready Linux Builder · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems · Redhat
9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian · Redhat
9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus · Redhat
9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Real Time · Redhat
9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv · Redhat
9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions · Redhat
9.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
36; 37 · source: NVD
Affected product
KE
Kernel
Linux
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0179
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0179
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171601/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LNS-0093-1.html
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2161713
Exploit
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q1/20
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230511-0003/
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