4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | le | 3.18.4 |
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a2f18db0c68fec96631c10cad9384c196e9008ac
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/10/13
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72552
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190966
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a2f18db0c68fec96631c10cad9384c196e9008ac
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%