Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2019· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2019-8956
CVE-2019-8956
Description
In the Linux Kernel before versions 4.20.8 and 4.19.21 a use-after-free error in the "sctp_sendmsg()" function (net/sctp/socket.c) when handling SCTP_SENDALL flag can be exploited to corrupt memory.
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Affected products
2- Range: <4.19.21 || >=4.20,<4.20.8
Patches
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References
7- usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.21mitrex_refsource_MISC
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.8mitrex_refsource_MISC
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/mitrex_refsource_MISC
- secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2019-5/mitrex_refsource_MISC
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K12671141mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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