Security Advisory

CVE-2023-3773

5.5
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem). This issue may allow a malicious user with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to cause a 4 byte out-of-bounds read of XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH when parsing netlink attributes, leading to potential leakage of sensitive heap data to userspace.
Published Date July 25, 2023
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory