Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6576-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6576-1 - Lonial Con discovered that the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle an expired catchall element in some situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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