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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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2016-05-02T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T04:47:17.324Z
Reserved: 2015-02-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-1573
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-05-02T10:59:08.997
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-1573
 Redhat
                        Redhat