In the Linux kernel through 4.20.11, af_alg_release() in crypto/af_alg.c neglects to set a NULL value for a certain structure member, which leads to a use-after-free in sockfs_setattr.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-18300 In the Linux kernel through 4.20.11, af_alg_release() in crypto/af_alg.c neglects to set a NULL value for a certain structure member, which leads to a use-after-free in sockfs_setattr.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3930-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3930-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3931-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3931-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T21:31:37.465Z

Reserved: 2019-02-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-8912

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-02-18T18:29:00.380

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:50:39.077

Link: CVE-2019-8912

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2019-02-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-8912 - Bugzilla

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