CVE-2019-18198 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4 https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca7a03c4175366a92cee0ccc4fec0038c3266e26 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ca7a03c4175366a92cee0ccc4fec0038c3266e26 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1847478 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/4161-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8