CVE-2019-20811 Information

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6. In rx_queue_add_kobject() and netdev_queue_add_kobject() in net/core/net-sysfs.c a reference count is mishandled aka CID-a3e23f719f5c.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.6 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a3e23f719f5c4a38ffb3d30c8d7632a4ed8ccd9e https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5