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    CVE-2015-1573

    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.

    Published:Jan 16, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:May 2, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00081
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras Rt

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a2f18db0c68fec96631c10cad9384c196e9008ac
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/10/13
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72552
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190966
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a2f18db0c68fec96631c10cad9384c196e9008ac
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a2f18db0c68fec96631c10cad9384c196e9008ac
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/10/13
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72552
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190966
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a2f18db0c68fec96631c10cad9384c196e9008ac

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High