Improper Data Handling Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions <0:3.10.0-229.7.2.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-2497094
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 May 2016

Introduced: 2 May 2016

CVE-2015-1573  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-19  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-abi-whitelists to version 0:3.10.0-229.7.2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1137.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-abi-whitelists package and not the kernel-abi-whitelists package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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