CVE-2015-7553
CVSS V2 Medium 4.7
CVSS V3 Medium 4.7
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-7553
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-09-14T16:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-13T00:55:03
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:kernel-rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 4.7
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 4.7
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2152 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7553 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1288934 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7553 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7553 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:07:01 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 21:04:01 | 2017-09-14T16:29Z | 2017-09-14T16:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 21:04:01 | 2021-07-15T19:16:09 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 21:04:01 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 22:07:23 | 2023-02-02T21:16:02 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 22:07:23 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-02 22:07:23 | 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. | 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. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 22:07:24 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 01:07:11 | 2023-02-13T00:55:03 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 01:07:11 | 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. | 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. | Description | updated |