CVE-2019-8912 — Use After Free in Kernel
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 57.25%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 18
Latest updateMay 13
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages4 packages
Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, Enterprise Linux 7.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3📋Vendor Advisories
7💬Community
2Bugzilla▶
CVE-2019-8912 kernel: 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 [fedora-all]↗2019-02-19
Bugzilla▶
CVE-2019-8912 kernel: 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↗2019-02-19