What is CVE-2015-1573?

CVE-2015-1573 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2015-1573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1573?

CVE-2015-1573 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-1573?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-1573. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-1573 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-1573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2015-1573

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-05-02

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-19

CVE-2015-1573 is classified as CWE-19

See CWE-19 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-1573 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/10/13
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72552
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190966
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a2f18db0c68fec96631c10cad9384c196e9008ac
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a2f18db0c68fec96631c10cad9384c196e9008ac
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-1573

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2016-05-02

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1573?

CVE-2015-1573 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2015-1573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1573?

CVE-2015-1573 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-1573?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-1573. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-1573 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-1573 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.