Threats tagged 'ghsa-g3ch-wcx8-mmq7'

A high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter nf_tables subsystem was resolved. The issue involved unsafe joining of hook lists via splice_list_rcu() during commit phases, which could lead to unsafe netlink dump list traversal during concurrent ruleset updates. Multiple Linux kernel versions are affected. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating high severity with potential for local privilege escalation and denial of service. The vendor has released official fixes addressing this and other kernel security issues.