CVE-2019-3900

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 7.7
Description
An infinite loop issue was found in the vhost_net kernel module in Linux Kernel up to and including v5.1-rc6, while handling incoming packets in handle_rx(). It could occur if one end sends packets faster than the other end can process them. A guest user, maybe remote one, could use this flaw to stall the vhost_net kernel thread, resulting in a DoS scenario.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2019-3900
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2019-04-25T15:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-12T23:38:55
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-835 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.1
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager_for_vmware_vsphere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 9.5
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapprotect:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap_for_vmware_vsphere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 7.2
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 7.2
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:virtual_storage_console_for_vmware_vsphere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 7.2
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:cn1610_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:cn1610:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:sd-wan_edge:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.7
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.1
  • Impact Score
  • 4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108076 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1973 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3220 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3836 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3967 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4058 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0204 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3900
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1698757
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3900 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00016.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AYTZH6QCNITK7353S6RCRT2PQHZSDPXD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RI3WXXM5URTZSR3RVEKO6MDXDFIKTZ5R/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TOFNJA5NNVXQ6AV6KGZB677JIVXAMJHT/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0005/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4114-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4116-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4117-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg3111012.html Patch Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3900
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3900
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:41:14 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 20:04:34 2019-04-25T15:29Z 2019-04-25T15:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 20:04:34 2021-12-15T15:41:09 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 20:04:34 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-02 22:09:28 2023-02-02T21:19:15 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-02 22:09:28 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-02 22:09:28 An infinite loop issue was found in the vhost_net kernel module in Linux Kernel up to and including v5.1-rc6, while handling incoming packets in handle_rx(). It could occur if one end sends packets faster than the other end can process them. A guest user, maybe remote one, could use this flaw to stall the vhost_net kernel thread, resulting in a DoS scenario. An infinite loop issue was found in the vhost_net kernel module while handling incoming packets in handle_rx(). The infinite loop could occur if one end sends packets faster than the other end can process them. A guest user, maybe a remote one, could use this flaw to stall the vhost_net kernel thread, resulting in a DoS scenario. Description updated
2023-02-02 22:09:31 References updated
2023-02-13 00:09:02 2023-02-12T23:38:55 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 00:09:03 An infinite loop issue was found in the vhost_net kernel module while handling incoming packets in handle_rx(). The infinite loop could occur if one end sends packets faster than the other end can process them. A guest user, maybe a remote one, could use this flaw to stall the vhost_net kernel thread, resulting in a DoS scenario. An infinite loop issue was found in the vhost_net kernel module in Linux Kernel up to and including v5.1-rc6, while handling incoming packets in handle_rx(). It could occur if one end sends packets faster than the other end can process them. A guest user, maybe remote one, could use this flaw to stall the vhost_net kernel thread, resulting in a DoS scenario. Description updated