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CVE-2015-1573

Date: May 2, 2016

The nft_flush_table function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 mishandles the interaction between cross-chain jumps and ruleset flushes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (11)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1573
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72552
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1573
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a2f18db0c68fec96631c10cad9384c196e9008ac
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190966
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/10/13
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a2f18db0c68fec96631c10cad9384c196e9008ac
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-1573

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Data Handling

CWE-19

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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