CVE-2023-32269: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 6.7. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.1.11. In net/netrom/af_netrom.c, there is a use-after-free because accept is also allowed for a successfully connected AF_NETROM socket. However, in order for an attacker to exploit this, the system must have netrom routing configured or the attacker must have the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 6.1.11 (fixed in 6.1.11)

Published 2023-05-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.