CVE-2023-54243

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net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c:1372\n ops_exit_list+0xb0/0x170 net/core/net_namespace.c:169\n cleanup_net+0x4ee/0xb10 net/core/net_namespace.c:613\n...\n\nip(6)tables appears to be ok (ret should be 0 at this point) but make\nthis more obvious."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nnetfilter: ebtables: corregir uso despu\u00e9s de liberaci\u00f3n de blob de tabla\n\nNo se nos permite devolver un error en este punto.\nAl mirar el c\u00f3digo parece que ret siempre es 0 en este\npunto, pero no lo es.\n\nt = find_table_lock(net, repl->name, &ret, &ebt_mutex);\n\n... esto puede devolver una tabla v\u00e1lida, con ret != 0.\n\nEste error causa la actualizaci\u00f3n de table->private con el nuevo\nblob, pero luego libera el blob inmediatamente en el llamador.\n\nInforme de Syzbot:\n\nERROR: KASAN: vmalloc-fuera-de-l\u00edmites en __ebt_unregister_table+0xc00/0xcd0 net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c:1168\nLectura de tama\u00f1o 4 en la direcci\u00f3n ffffc90005425000 por la tarea kworker/u4:4/74\nCola de trabajo: netns cleanup_net\nTraza de llamada:\n kasan_report+0xbf/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:517\n __ebt_unregister_table+0xc00/0xcd0 net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c:1168\n ebt_unregister_table+0x35/0x40 net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c:1372\n ops_exit_list+0xb0/0x170 net/core/net_namespace.c:169\n cleanup_net+0x4ee/0xb10 net/core/net_namespace.c:613\n...\n\nip(6)tables parece estar bien (ret deber\u00eda ser 0 en este punto) pero hacer\nesto m\u00e1s obvio."}], "id": "CVE-2023-54243", "lastModified": "2026-10-15T22:17:56.480", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, 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