CVE-2019-8912

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-8912
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-02-18 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-06-02 15:36:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.0 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.0 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.0 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.0 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.0 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.0 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.0 rc7 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.0 rc8 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
[net-next] net: crypto set sk to NULL when af_alg_release. - Patchwork MISC patchwork.ozlabs.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
1678685 – (CVE-2019-8912) 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 MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'crypto/af_alg.c' Use After Free Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3930-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
USN-3930-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
USN-3931-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
USN-3931-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1193-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 377188 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX2-SA-2019:0010)
  • 610324 Google Android March 2021 Security Patch Missing for Huawei EMUI
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