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CVE-2023-0179

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2023-03-27 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Canonical Ubuntu LinuxRedhat Enterprise LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux EusRedhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little EndianRedhat Enterprise Linux ServerFedoraproject FedoraRedhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems EusRedhat Enterprise Linux For Real TimeRedhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian EusRedhat Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions

Weakness Type

CWE-190, CWE-190

References