CVE-2019-18198

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 5.3.4 - Resource Leak

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 27.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-772
Status published
Products (2)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.10
linux/linux_kernel 5.3 - 5.3.4
Published Oct 18, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026