Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2019-18198
CVE-2019-18198
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.
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Affected products
2- Linux/kerneldescription
- Range: <5.3.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- usn.ubuntu.com/4161-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4mitrex_refsource_MISC
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ca7a03c4175366a92cee0ccc4fec0038c3266e26mitrex_refsource_MISC
- launchpad.net/bugs/1847478mitrex_refsource_MISC
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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