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Linux Linux — netfilter: nftables: exthdr: fix 4-byte stack OOB write
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H N H 7.1 .0068 49.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 49499c3e6e18b7677a63316f3ff54a16533dc28f – —
Linux 4.1 – 4.19.316
TIMELINE
Mar 6 Reserved by Linux
Mar 28 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2023-52628 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7.1 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nftables: exthdr: fix 4-byte stack OOB write
If priv->len is a multiple of 4, then dst[len / 4] can write past
the destination array which leads to stack corruption.
This construct is necessary to clean the remainder of the register
in case ->len is NOT a multiple of the register size, so make it
conditional just like nft_payload.c does.
The bug was added in 4.1 cycle and then copied/inherited when
tcp/sctp and ip option support was added.
Bug reported by Zero Day Initiative project (ZDI-CAN-21950,
ZDI-CAN-21951, ZDI-CAN-21961).
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| March 6, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| March 28, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2023-52628 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 7.1 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 49499c3e6e18b7677a63316f3ff54a16533dc28f | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.1 | 4.19.316 |
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