Google: sys-kernel/lakitu-kernel-6_1: security update to 18137.0.0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 451575

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to
achieve local privilege escalation. The function nft_pipapo_walk did not skip inactive elements during set
walk which could lead double deactivations of PIPAPO (Pile Packet Policies) elements, leading to use-
after-free. We recommend upgrading past commit 317eb9685095678f2c9f5a8189de698c5354316a. (CVE-2023-6817)

Solution

Update the sys-kernel/lakitu-kernel-6_1 library and its related packages to version 18137.0.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 451575

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Google COS Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: HIGH

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6817

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6817

Detections

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