A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Netfilter functionality when adding a rule with NFTA_RULE_CHAIN_ID. This flaw allows a local user to crash or escalate their privileges on the system.
CVE-2023-4147
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2023-08-07. 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
- 51(Track*)EG Risk 51/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend. - EPSS
- 43.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 7, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (24)
- 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-2023:7382
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7389
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7411
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4147
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2225239
- secalert@redhathttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ebc1064e4874d5987722a2ddbc18f94aa53b211
- secalert@redhathttps://www.spinics.net/lists/stable/msg671573.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5069
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5091
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5093
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7382
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7389
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-4147(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- 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
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | kernel-0:5.14.0-70.80.1.el9_0 | 2023-11-21 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-70.80.1.rt21.151.el9_0 | 2023-11-21 | redhat |
| redhat | kpatch-patch | 2023-11-21 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.30.1.rt14.315.el9_2 | 2023-09-12 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2 | 2023-09-12 | redhat |
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Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(4)
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-2023-41472023-08-16
Kernel: netfilter: nf_tables_newrule when adding a rule with nfta_rule_chain_id leads to use-after-free
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7382IMPORTANT2023-07-23
RHSA-2023:7382 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7389IMPORTANT2023-07-23
RHSA-2023:7389 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2023:7411IMPORTANT2023-07-23
RHSA-2023:7411 — Important
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