{"cve":"CVE-2023-6111","nvd":{"published":"2023-11-14T14:15:29.063","modified":"2026-06-17T06:50:03.167","status":"Analyzed","description":"A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.\n\nThe function nft_trans_gc_catchall did not remove the catchall set element from the catchall_list when the argument sync is true, making it possible to free a catchall set element many times.\n\nWe recommend upgrading past commit 93995bf4af2c5a99e2a87f0cd5ce547d31eb7630.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93995bf4af2c5a99e2a87f0cd5ce547d31eb7630","https://kernel.dance/93995bf4af2c5a99e2a87f0cd5ce547d31eb7630","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3OXWBKK7RTQOGGDLQGCZFS753VLGS2GD/","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3S55P23EYAWDHXZPJEVTGIRZZRICYI3Z/","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IG6IF3FUY7LVZJMFRPANAU4L4PSJ3ESQ/"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:42:07.670898610+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-6111","score":0.00317,"percentile":0.2461,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}