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.
problem types: CWE-125
affected:
{
product: kernel
vendor: n/a
versions:
status: affected, version: kernel 5.5-rc1
}