Security Advisory

CVE-2021-20177

4.4
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

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.
Published Date May 26, 2021
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory