A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter in the way a user triggers the nft_pipapo_remove function with the element, without a NFT_SET_EXT_KEY_END. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
CVE-2023-4004
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2023-07-31. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 57.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 31, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (46)
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4961
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4962
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4967
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5069
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5091
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5093
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5221
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5244
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5255
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5548
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5627
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7382
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7389
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7411
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7417
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-4004(10)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2023:5627Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2023:5244Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2023:5255Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2023:5221Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch security update
- RHSA-2023:5069Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2023:5093Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch security update
- RHSA-2023:5091Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2023:4962Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
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Patch Availability(25)
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.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(15)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-40042023-08-05
Kernel: netfilter: use-after-free due to improper element removal in nft_pipapo_remove()
- Red HatRHSA-2023:5548IMPORTANT2023-07-19
RHSA-2023:5548 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7382IMPORTANT2023-07-19
RHSA-2023:7382 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7389IMPORTANT2023-07-19
RHSA-2023:7389 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7411IMPORTANT2023-07-19
RHSA-2023:7411 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7417IMPORTANT2023-07-19
RHSA-2023:7417 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7431IMPORTANT2023-07-19
RHSA-2023:7431 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7434IMPORTANT2023-07-19
RHSA-2023:7434 — Important
- UbuntuLSN-0098-1HIGH
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice
- UbuntuLSN-0099-1HIGH
Kernel Live Patch Security Notice
- UbuntuUSN-6315-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6316-1HIGH
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6318-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6321-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6325-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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