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A use-after-free flaw was found in net/sched/cls_fw.c in classifiers (cls_fw, cls_u32, and cls_route) in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to perform a local privilege escalation due to incorrect handling of the existing filter, leading to a kernel information leak issue.
Rejected reason: ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CVE RECORD. ConsultIDs: CVE-2023-4206, CVE-2023-4207, CVE-2023-4208. Reason: This record is a duplicate of CVE-2023-4206, CVE-2023-4207, CVE-2023-4208. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2023-4206, CVE-2023-4207, CVE-2023-4208 instead of this record. All references and descriptions in this record have been removed to prevent accidental usage.
CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
The following example demonstrates the weakness.
}free(buf3R2);The following code illustrates a use after free error:
}free(ptr);logError("operation aborted before commit", ptr);When an error occurs, the pointer is immediately freed. However, this pointer is later incorrectly used in the logError function.
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