Answer in brief
CVE-2023-52924 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in netfilter: nf_tables: don't skip expired elements during walk. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=9d0982927e79049675cb6c6c04a0ebb3dad5a434 <94313a196b44184b5b52c1876da6a537701b425a || >=9d0982927e79049675cb6c6c04a0ebb3dad5a434 <1da4874d05da1526b11b82fc7f3c7ac38749ddf8 || >=9d0982927e79049675cb6c6c04a0ebb3dad5a434 <b15ea4017af82011dd55225ce77cce3d4dfc169c || >=9d0982927e79049675cb6c6c04a0ebb3dad5a434 <7c7e658a36f8b1522bd3586d8137e5f93a25ddc5 || >=9d0982927e79049675cb6c6c04a0ebb3dad5a434 <59dab3bf0b8fc08eb802721c0532f13dd89209b8 || >=9d0982927e79049675cb6c6c04a0ebb3dad5a434 <bd156ce9553dcaf2d6ee2c825d1a5a1718e86524 || >=9d0982927e79049675cb6c6c04a0ebb3dad5a434 <24138933b97b055d486e8064b4a1721702442a9b | 94313a196b44184b5b52c1876da6a537701b425a, 1da4874d05da1526b11b82fc7f3c7ac38749ddf8, b15ea4017af82011dd55225ce77cce3d4dfc169c, 7c7e658a36f8b1522bd3586d8137e5f93a25ddc5, 59dab3bf0b8fc08eb802721c0532f13dd89209b8, bd156ce9553dcaf2d6ee2c825d1a5a1718e86524, 24138933b97b055d486e8064b4a1721702442a9b |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.1 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Feb 5, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: don't skip expired elements during walk There is an asymmetry between commit/abort and preparation phase if the following conditions are met: 1. set is a verdict map ("1.2.3.4 : jump foo") 2. timeouts are enabled In this case, following sequence is problematic: 1. element E in set S refers to chain C 2. userspace requests removal of set S 3. kernel does a set walk to decrement chain->use count for all elements from preparation phase 4. kernel does another set walk to remove elements from the commit phase (or another walk to do a chain->use increment for all elements from abort phase) If E has already expired in 1), it will be ignored during list walk, so its use count won't have been changed. Then, when set is culled, ->destroy callback will zap the element via nf_tables_set_elem_destroy(), but this function is only safe for elements that have been deactivated earlier from the preparation phase: lack of earlier deactivate removes the element but leaks the chain use count, which results in a WARN splat when the chain gets removed later, plus a leak of the nft_chain structure. Update pipapo_get() not to skip expired elements, otherwise flush command reports bogus ENOENT errors.
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