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CVE-2015-1573 (GCVE-0-2015-1573)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-02 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:47
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-01-29 00:00
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