Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2023-42753

Kernel: netfilter: potential slab-out-of-bound access due to integer underflow

publishedCWE-787

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.

Technical severity7.0 highCVSS 3.1 · CNA: redhat
Published2023-09-25Source updated 2026-11-07
Collected2026-11-072 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Workaround

Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.

Source: CNA: redhat

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat
kernel-rt
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:3.10.0-1160.108.1.rt56.1259.el7; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:3.10.0-1160.108.1.el7; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat
kpatch-patch
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:3.10.0-1062.85.1.el7; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat
kernel-rt
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-513.11.1.rt7.313.el8_9; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat
kpatch-patch
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-513.11.1.el8_9; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-193.120.1.el8_2; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service
Red Hat
kernel-rt
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-193.120.1.rt13.171.el8_2; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-193.120.1.el8_2; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat
kpatch-patch
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-193.120.1.el8_2; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
Red Hat
kernel-rt
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-305.120.1.rt7.196.el8_4; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat
kpatch-patch
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
kpatch-patch
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-477.36.1.el8_8; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
kpatch-patch
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat
kpatch-patch
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
kernel-rt
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
kpatch-patch
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:5.14.0-284.40.1.el9_2; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
kernel-rt
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:5.14.0-284.40.1.rt14.325.el9_2; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Red Hat
kpatch-patch
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
≥ 0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat
kernel
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat
kernel-rt
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
Range not reported
Other versions: affected
CNA: redhat
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem
Siemens
≥ 0; < V1.1 (affected, custom)
Other versions: unknown
ADP: siemens-SADP

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 7.0
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCNA: redhat

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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