Published: 14/09/2017 Updated: 13/02/2023

CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.7 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.4

CVSS v3 Base Score: 4.7 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1

VMScore: 418

Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Race condition in the kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, kernel-rt and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2, when the nfnetlink_log module is loaded, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by creating netlink sockets.

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Synopsis Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, address severalhundred bugs, and add numerous enhancements are now available as part ofthe ongoing support and maintenance of Red H ...

A race-condition flaw was discovered in the kernel's netlink module creation, which can trigger a kernel panic in netlink_release->module_put for local users creating netlink sockets The flaw is specific to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and does not affect upstream kernels The nfnetlink_log module must be loaded before the flaw can occur ...

CWE-362 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1288934 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2152 https://nvd.nist.gov https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-7553

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