A memory leak flaw was found in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause double-deactivations of catchall elements, which can result in a memory leak.
CVE-2023-4569
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-08-29. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 25(Track)EG Risk 25/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity55% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 20%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 28, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (8)
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4569
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2235470
- secalert@redhathttps://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netfilter-devel/patch/[email protected]/
- secalert@redhathttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4569
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2235470
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netfilter-devel/patch/[email protected]/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.2.0.33.33) @ lunar | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-oem-22.04c (6.1.0.1022.22) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.84.81) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | lowlatency-4.4 (4.4.0-168) @ xenial | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-raspi-nolpae (5.15.0.1038.36) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-oem-22.04b (6.0.0.1021.21) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-nvidia-hwe-22.04-edge (6.2.0.1011.13) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-oracle-edge (5.15.0.1044.50~20.04.1) @ focal | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | ibm (5.15.0-1000) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 5.10.103-1 ... 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 (499 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 6.1.27-1 ... 6.1.38-4~bpo11+1 (8 versions) | 6.1.52-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 6.4.13-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 6.4.13-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
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All Vendor Advisories
(10)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-45692023-09-02
Kernel: information leak in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
- UbuntuLSN-0102-1HIGH
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice
- UbuntuLSN-0103-1HIGH
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice
- UbuntuUSN-6383-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6384-1HIGH
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6385-1HIGH
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6386-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6386-2HIGH
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6386-3HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6466-1HIGH
Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
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