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UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0461 High

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0461

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel which can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. To reach the vulnerability kernel configuration flag CONFIG_TLS or CONFIG_XFRM_ESPINTCP has to be configured, but the operation does not require any privilege. There is a use-after-free bug of icsk_ulp_data of a struct inet_connection_sock. When CONFIG_TLS is enabled, user can install a tls context (struct tls_context) on a connected tcp socket. The context is not cleared if this socket is disconnected and reused as a listener. If a new socket is created from the listener, the context is inherited and vulnerable. The setsockopt TCP_ULP operation does not require any privilege. We recommend upgrading past commit 2c02d41d71f90a5168391b6a5f2954112ba2307c

Exploit probability Not scored
Published February 22, 2023
Required by Not available
Last source change August 17, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-ibm

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.0

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux

25 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gkeop

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-fips

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gke

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-5.19

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

96 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-raspi

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm

59 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

75 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

46 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.14

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke-5.15

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

109 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.13

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.13

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.0

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.15

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-5.13

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp

64 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.4

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux

72 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure

61 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

72 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-iot

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.13

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.6

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.3

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

89 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws

64 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.3

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe

73 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:24.04:LTS linux-bluefield

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

96 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle

62 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.15

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

92 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.4

61 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-5.17

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.0

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-kvm

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.15

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm

30 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

40 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.1

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:22.04:LTS linux-bluefield

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-fips

55 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.4

53 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.4

52 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi-5.4

48 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.3

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.11

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.15

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.15

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.3

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.15

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.19

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp

20 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.4

52 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield

27 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-azure

101 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

80 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-dell300x

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

72 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.4

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

18 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

123 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi

52 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop

41 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

27 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-5929-1
related USN-5950-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0461

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel which can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. To reach the vulnerability kernel configuration flag CONFIG_TLS or CONFIG_XFRM_ESPINTCP has to be configured, but the operation does not require any privilege. There is a use-after-free bug of icsk_ulp_data of a struct inet_connection_sock. When CONFIG_TLS is enabled, user can install a tls context (struct tls_context) on a connected tcp socket. The context is not cleared if this socket is disconnected and reused as a listener. If a new socket is created from the listener, the context is inherited and vulnerable. The setsockopt TCP_ULP operation does not require any privilege. We recommend upgrading past commit 2c02d41d71f90a5168391b6a5f2954112ba2307c

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence