Kernel: netfilter: race condition between ipset_cmd_add and ipset_cmd_swap
cve-program · CVE-2023-42756
PublishedA flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. A race condition between IPSET_CMD_ADD and IPSET_CMD_SWAP can lead to a kernel panic due to the invocation of `__ip_set_put` on a wrong `set`. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system.
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cve-program · CVE-2023-42756
PublishedKernel: netfilter: race condition between ipset_cmd_add and ipset_cmd_swap
A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. A race condition between IPSET_CMD_ADD and IPSET_CMD_SWAP can lead to a kernel panic due to the invocation of `__ip_set_put` on a wrong `set`. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system.
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- 28 Sep 2023 13:55:37 UTC
- Source modified
- 7 Nov 2026 11:32:45 UTC
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- 7 Nov 2026 12:26:54 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H