A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.17 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c of the component Netfilter. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-6040. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.