CVE-2019-8912

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2019-8912
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2019-02-18T18:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-06-02T15:36:58
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.10 4.14.103
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.19 4.19.25
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.20 4.20.12
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00052.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0174 Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1042902/ Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107063 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-8912 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:13:56 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 17:29:53 2019-02-18T18:29Z 2019-02-18T18:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 17:29:53 2021-06-02T15:36:58 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 17:29:53 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated