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 base branch: master
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
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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