Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2023-0179

Disclosure Date: March 27, 2023
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • fedoraproject,
  • linux,
  • redhat

Products

  • codeready linux builder -,
  • enterprise linux 9.0,
  • enterprise linux eus 9.0,
  • enterprise linux for ibm z systems 9.0,
  • enterprise linux for power little endian 9.0,
  • enterprise linux for power little endian eus 9.0,
  • enterprise linux for real time 9.0,
  • enterprise linux for real time for nfv 9.0,
  • enterprise linux server 9.0,
  • enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions 9.0,
  • fedora 36,
  • fedora 37,
  • linux kernel,
  • ubuntu linux 16.04,
  • ubuntu linux 18.04,
  • ubuntu linux 20.04,
  • ubuntu linux 22.04

References

Exploit
The following exploit POCs have not been verified by Rapid7 researchers, but are sourced from: nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub.
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Technical Analysis