Security Advisory

CVE-2023-39193

6.1
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The sctp_mt_check did not validate the flag_count field. This flaw allows a local privileged (CAP_NET_ADMIN) attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read, leading to a crash or information disclosure.
Published Date October 9, 2023
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory