Almost 40% of Ubuntu users vulnerable to new privilege elevation flaws
Two Linux vulnerabilities introduced recently into the Ubuntu kernel create the potential for unprivileged local users to gain elevated privileges on a massive number of devices.
![oss-sec: [CVE-2023-32233] Linux kernel use-after-free in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests can be abused to perform arbitrary reads and writes in kernel memory](https://rdl.ink/render/https%3A%2F%2Fseclists.org%2Fimages%2Foss-sec-img.png?width=92&height=&ar=&mode=&format=avif&dpr=2)
oss-sec: [CVE-2023-32233] Linux kernel use-after-free in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests can be abused to perform arbitrary reads and writes in kernel memory
An issue has been discovered in the Linux kernel that can be abused by unprivileged local users to escalate privileges. The issue is about Netfilter nf_tables accepting some invalid updates to its configuration.