CVE-2015-1573

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-01-16
Impact:Low What is this?

Description


A flaw was found in the way the nft_flush_table() function of the Linux kernel's netfilter tables implementation flushed rules that were referencing deleted chains. A local user who has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability could use this flaw to crash the system.

See more information about CVE-2015-1573 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 2.4
Vector String: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: Single
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2015-11372015-06-23


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