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Medium · 4.4 CVE-2023-42756 EUVD-2023-47188GHSA-9fpq-xxr8-j37x

Kernel: netfilter: race condition between ipset_cmd_add and ipset_cmd_swap

Published Sep 28, 2023 · Updated Nov 7, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Vendor: Red Hat Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.15 Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. A race condition between IPSET_CMD_ADD and IPSET_CMD_SWAP can lead to a kernel panic due to the invocation of `__ip_set_put` on a wrong `set`. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.5.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.5.6-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.55-1 —
Debian 10 linux-5.10 5.10.197-1~deb10u1 DLA-3623-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1028.30 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-87.97 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1048.53 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.2 6.2.0-1014.14~22.04.1 USN-6444-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1050.57 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.2 +1 6.2.0-1015.15~22.04.1 USN-6444-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1050.57.1 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-6.2 6.2.0-1015.15~22.04.1.1 USN-6444-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1045.53 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.2 6.2.0-1017.19~22.04.1 USN-6444-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1045.50 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1031.37 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.2 6.2.0-35.35~22.04.1 USN-6444-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1041.44 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1043.49 USN-6445-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 5.15.0-87.96 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1039.39 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.2 6.2.0-1011.11 USN-6466-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oem-6.1 6.1.0-1024.24 USN-6443-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oem-6.5 6.5.0-1007.7 USN-6479-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1046.52 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-starfive-6.2 6.2.0-1007.8~22.04.1 USN-6444-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-165.182 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1112.121 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1048.53~20.04.1 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1118.125 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1050.57~20.04.1 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 5.15.0-1050.57~20.04.1.1 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1073.79 USN-6442-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1116.125 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1045.53~20.04.2 USN-6446-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1079.83 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1031.37~20.04.1 USN-6446-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-87.97~20.04.1 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1059.64 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1041.44~20.04.1 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1043.49~20.04.1 USN-6445-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1024.25 USN-6441-3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1101.107 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-87.96~20.04.1 USN-6446-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1111.120 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1046.52~20.04.1 USN-6446-3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1096.107 USN-6441-3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1044.48~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1032.36 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1041.43 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1049.55 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.4.0-1112.121+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1118.125+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1087.96 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1116.125+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1112.121~18.04.2 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1118.125~18.04.1 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1116.125~18.04.1 USN-6441-2
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-165.182~18.04.1 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1059.64~18.04.1 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1111.120~18.04.1 USN-6441-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1096.107~18.04.1 USN-6441-3
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394
RHEL 9 rv +64 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:2394

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4 ALSA-2024:2394
AlmaLinux 9 rv +60 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 ALSA-2024:2394
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed kernel-source 6.5.6-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13305-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.56-82.125 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-385
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +13 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-385

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.135.1-2 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4 ELSA-2024-2394
Oracle Linux 9 rv +27 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 ELSA-2024-2394
Oracle Linux 8 bpftool +13 5.15.0-201.135.6.el9uek ELSA-2023-13043

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