CVE-2023-4207 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel net/sched cls_fw traffic-control classifier. When fw_change() updates an existing filter, it copies the complete tcf_result structure to the replacement filter. If the filter is bound to a class, the successful update path subsequently calls tcf_unbind_filter() on the old filter, decrementing the filter count of a class that remains referenced by the replacement filter. The class can then be deleted while still referenced, creating a use-after-free condition.
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Linux kernel net/sched classifier use-after-free vulnerability.
Linux kernel net/sched classifier use-after-free vulnerability.
Linux kernel traffic-control classifier use-after-free vulnerability.
Linux kernel net/sched classifier use-after-free vulnerability.
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