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CVE-2019-8912

In the Linux kernel through 4.20.11, af_alg_release() in crypto/af_alg.c neglects to set a NULL value for a certain structure member, which leads to a use-after-free in sockfs_setattr.

Published

2019-02-18T18:29:00.380

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:50:39.077

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-416
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.14.103 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.19.25 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.20.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 5.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 5.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 5.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 5.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 5.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 5.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 5.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 18.10 Yes
Operating System opensuse leap 15.0 Yes
References