SB2016050224 - Data handling in Linux kernel netfilter
Published: May 2, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016050224
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Data handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1573)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to data handling error within the nft_flush_table() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
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