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UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32233 High

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32233

In the Linux kernel through 6.3.1, a use-after-free in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests can be abused to perform arbitrary read and write operations on kernel memory. Unprivileged local users can obtain root privileges. This occurs because anonymous sets are mishandled.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published May 8, 2023
Required by Not available
Last source change August 18, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

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

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-ibm

21 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

30 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gkeop

16 explicit affected versions

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

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure

27 explicit affected versions

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

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gke

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux

191 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-5.19

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

101 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-raspi

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm

64 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

80 explicit affected versions

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

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.14

35 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-tegra

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke-5.15

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

114 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

11 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:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

85 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

21 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

14 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

69 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-ibm-5.4

28 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux

77 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure

66 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15

55 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux

151 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-aws

84 explicit affected versions

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

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

76 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-iot

10 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

94 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency

27 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws

69 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

78 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

101 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle

68 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.15

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.4

66 explicit affected versions

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

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-5.17

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.0

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-kvm

27 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.15

17 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm

35 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

45 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

54 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.13

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iotg

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.1

7 explicit affected versions

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

3 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

59 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.4

58 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.4

56 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

23 explicit affected versions

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

56 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.15

19 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

53 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-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.15

13 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

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.3

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.15

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.19

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

128 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.4

57 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

62 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield

30 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-azure

105 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

84 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

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

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

77 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.4

56 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

43 explicit affected versions

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

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws

107 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

128 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi

57 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop

46 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

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

31 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-6175-1
related USN-6186-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32233

In the Linux kernel through 6.3.1, a use-after-free in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests can be abused to perform arbitrary read and write operations on kernel memory. Unprivileged local users can obtain root privileges. This occurs because anonymous sets are mishandled.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence