CVE-2023-32269

6.7 mediumEPSS 0.3%

Medium (6.7) in linux linux kernel. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.1.11. In net/netrom/af_netrom.c, there is a use-after-free because accept is also allowed for a successfully connected AF_NETROM socket. However, in order for an attacker to exploit this, the system must have netrom routing configured or the attacker must have the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.7 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 19% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-416
Published: 2023-05-05
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel

References

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.11
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/611792920925fb088ddccbe2783c7f92fdfb6b64
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.11
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/611792920925fb088ddccbe2783c7f92fdfb6b64

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