CVE-2019-18198 (GCVE-0-2019-18198)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-10-18 21:07 – Updated: 2024-08-05 01:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In the Linux kernel before 5.3.4, a reference count usage error in the fib6_rule_suppress() function in the fib6 suppression feature of net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c, when handling the FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF flag, can be exploited by a local attacker to corrupt memory, aka CID-ca7a03c41753.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ca7a03c4… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torv… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/1847478 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/Chan… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4161-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2019103… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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