CVE-2023-53619
EUVD-2025-3200207.10.2025, 16:15
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: conntrack: Avoid nf_ct_helper_hash uses after free If nf_conntrack_init_start() fails (for example due to a register_nf_conntrack_bpf() failure), the nf_conntrack_helper_fini() clean-up path frees the nf_ct_helper_hash map. When built with NF_CONNTRACK=y, further netfilter modules (e.g: netfilter_conntrack_ftp) can still be loaded and call nf_conntrack_helpers_register(), independently of whether nf_conntrack initialized correctly. This accesses the nf_ct_helper_hash dangling pointer and causes a uaf, possibly leading to random memory corruption. This patch guards nf_conntrack_helper_register() from accessing a freed or uninitialized nf_ct_helper_hash pointer and fixes possible uses-after-free when loading a conntrack module.Enginsight
Affected Products (NVD)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 3.6 ≤ 𝑥 < 4.14.322 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.15 ≤ 𝑥 < 4.19.291 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.20 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.4.251 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.5 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.10.188 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.11 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.15.121 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.16 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.1.39 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.2 ≤ 𝑥 < 6.4.4 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.5:rc1 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Common Weakness Enumeration
References