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CVE-2023-4921 High

Use-after-free in Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. When the plug qdisc is used as a class of the qfq qdisc, sending network packets triggers use-after-free in qfq_dequeue() due to the incorrect .peek handler of sch_plug and lack of error checking in agg_dequeue(). We recommend upgrading past commit 8fc134fee27f2263988ae38920bc03da416b03d8.

Exploit probability 0.4%
Published September 12, 2023
Required by Not available
Last source change August 12, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

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499 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

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04 / EVIDENCE

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2023-4921

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: sch_qfq component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. When the plug qdisc is used as a class of the qfq qdisc, sending network packets triggers use-after-free in qfq_dequeue() due to the incorrect .peek handler of sch_plug and lack of error checking in agg_dequeue(). We recommend upgrading past commit 8fc134fee27f2263988ae38920bc03da416b03d8.

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05 / REFERENCES

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