CVE-2023-54200
7.8 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2023-54200 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 30, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: always release netdev hooks from notifier
This reverts "netfilter: nf_tables: skip netdev events generated on netns removal".
The problem is that when a veth device is released, the veth release
callback will also queue the peer netns device for removal.
Its possible that the peer netns is also slated for removal. In this
case, the device memory is already released before the pre_exit hook of
the peer netns runs:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in nf_hook_entry_head+0x1b8/0x1d0
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88812c0124f0 by task kworker/u8:1/45
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
nf_hook_entry_head+0x1b8/0x1d0
__nf_unregister_net_hook+0x76/0x510
nft_netdev_unregister_hooks+0xa0/0x220
__nft_release_hook+0x184/0x490
nf_tables_pre_exit_net+0x12f/0x1b0
..
Order is:
1. First netns is released, veth_dellink() queues peer netns device
for removal
2. peer netns is queued for removal
3. pe
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-54200?
CVE-2023-54200 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 30, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2023-54200?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-54200?
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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