A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of string matching within a packet. A privileged user (with root or CAP_NET_ADMIN) when inserting iptables rules could insert a rule which can panic the system. Kernel before kernel 5.5-rc1 is affected.
Source: MITRE
Published: 2021-05-26
Updated: 2021-06-02
Type: CWE-125
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: LOW
Base Score: 4.4
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 0.8
Severity: MEDIUM