CVE-2019-15666 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv3.8.6

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CVE-2019-15666 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv3.8.6

Julia Cartwright's fork of linux-stable-rt.git

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/julia/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in HEAD commit: 22324ae9738f0a1eeb173ff05137c8317c350189

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.19. There is an out-of-bounds array access in __xfrm_policy_unlink, which will cause denial of service, because verify_newpolicy_info in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c mishandles directory validation.

Publish Date: 2019-08-27

URL: CVE-2019-15666

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.4)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: High - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-15666

Release Date: 2020-04-23

Fix Resolution: 5.1

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