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CVE-2023-35001 — Linux Kernel nftables Out-Of-Bounds Read/Write Vulnerability

Linux Kernel nftables Out-Of-Bounds Read/Write Vulnerability; nft_byteorder poorly handled vm register contents when CAP_NET_ADMIN is in any user or network namespace

Published Jul 5, 2023 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: canonical

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 1.5% (30-day exploitation probability)+11
  • Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
1.54%
ahead of 75% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026
Affects
Debian
Debian Linux and 7 more
CVSS base
7.8
High · 4 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Linux Linux Kernel…).
  2. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
  3. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Debian Debian Linux version 11.0 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Fedoraproject Fedora version 37version 38 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Linux Linux Kernel ≥ 3.13 and < 4.14.322≥ 4.15 and ≤ 4.19.291≥ 4.20 and < 5.4.251≥ 5.5 and < 5.10.188≥ 5.11 and < 5.15.121≥ 5.16 and < 6.1.39≥ 6.2 and < 6.4.4 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Linux Linux Kernel version v3.13-rc1 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Netapp H300s versions not specified by the source Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Netapp H410c versions not specified by the source Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Netapp H410s versions not specified by the source Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Netapp H500s versions not specified by the source Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Netapp H700s versions not specified by the source Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High 1.8 5.9 security@ubuntu.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High 1.8 5.9 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High — — GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
7.8 CVSS 3.1 High — — canonical via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 14, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 1.54%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
  • Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
endpoint telemetry (EDR)crash dumps

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Affected products added · linux/linux kernel
    Oct 14, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 14, 2026
  • Fix documented
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Affected products added · linux/linux kernel, debian/debian linux, fedoraproject/fedora, netapp/h300s, netapp/h410c, netapp/h410s, netapp/h500s, n
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVSS changed · 7.8
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Modified
    Oct 14, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 14, 2026 · Alertas do Telegram
  • 2023
  • CVE published
    Jul 5, 2023 · canonical

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 2× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026

References

18 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Debian
every CVE for this vendor
Memory corruption
same class
CWE-787
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-98164 KVM: x86/mmu: Check write tracking in all address spaces 16d
  • CVE-2026-98163 cgroup: Avoid iteration of dying tasks with zero refcount 19d
  • CVE-2026-98162 smb/server: fix tree connection leak in smb2_tree_connect() 20d
  • CVE-2026-98160 staging: rtl8723bs: fix mismatched free of HalData in rtw_sdio_if1_init() 20d
  • CVE-2026-98161 nvdimm: pmem: keep PREFLUSH before data writes 20d
  • CVE-2026-100079 usb: typec: ucsi: unregister debugfs entries on teardown 20d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No CISA SSVC assessment.
  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2023-35001 is "Linux Kernel nftables Out-Of-Bounds Read/Write Vulnerability", rated High. It affects Debian Linux (Debian); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 1.54% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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