VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-18198

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-10-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-772

Primary references