CVE-2018-20856

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 4.18.7 - Use-After-Free in Block Core Queue Drain

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.18.7. In block/blk-core.c, there is an __blk_drain_queue() use-after-free because a certain error case is mishandled.

References (24)

Core 24
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/26
Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.7
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4116-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3076
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3055
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3089
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3217
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0100
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0103
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0664
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0698

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0071
EPSS Percentile 48.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 4.18.7
Published Jul 26, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026