Race condition vulnerability in nfnetlink_log module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, kernel-rt, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2

CVE-2015-7553 · MEDIUM Severity

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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