CVE-2023-52433: netfilter: nft_set_rbtree: skip sync GC for new elements in this transaction

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nft_set_rbtree: skip sync GC for new elements in this transaction

New elements in this transaction might expired before such transaction
ends. Skip sync GC for such elements otherwise commit path might walk
over an already released object. Once transaction is finished, async GC
will collect such expired element.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2023-52433

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 12.38% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9db9feb841f7449772f9393c16b9ef4536d8c127
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03caf75da1059f0460666c826e9f50e13dfd0017
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c323ed65f66e5387ee0a73452118d49f1dae81b8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af7dfb3c9d7985172a240f85e684c5cd33e29ce
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a8c544158f68f656d1734eb5ba00c4f817b76b1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3213ff99a355cda811b41e8dbb3472d13167a3a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ee52ae94baabf7ee09cf2a8d854b990dac5d0e4

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