CVE-2019-15666: Medium severity linux kernel vulnerability

Published Aug 27, 2019
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Updated

A flaw regarding the removal of xfrm policies from the kernel may possibly crash the system or corrupt memory or escalate privilges . Policies addition or removal is a privileged operation (usually done through the ip command) or via a netlink socket.

A local privileged user (with CAPNETADMIN or root) is required to exploit this condition. With this limitation, this issue is rated as Moderate.

Reference: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b805d78d300bcf2c83d6df7da0c818b0fee41427 https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.19

Other sources

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. When xfrm policy removal occurs a system crash could occur. These policy changes generally occur through the ip command or a netlink socket.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.19. There is an out-of-bounds array access in xfrmpolicyunlink, which will cause denial of service, because verifynewpolicyinfo in net/xfrm/xfrmuser.c mishandles directory validation.

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/kernel-alt<0:4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a
0:4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a
redhat/kernel-rt<0:4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8
0:4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8
redhat/kernel<0:4.18.0-147.el8
0:4.18.0-147.el8
Linux Linux kernel<5.0.19
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1

Event History

Aug 27, 2019
CVE Published
12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:49 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:49 AM
Description
Aug 30, 2019
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·07:12 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15666?

CVE-2019-15666 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to crash the system or escalate privileges.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-15666?

You can fix CVE-2019-15666 by upgrading to the appropriate kernel versions specified by Red Hat or other affected distributions.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2019-15666?

Local privileged users on systems using the affected kernels, such as certain Red Hat and Debian versions, may be impacted by CVE-2019-15666.

4

What type of vulnerabilities does CVE-2019-15666 involve?

CVE-2019-15666 involves vulnerabilities related to the management of xfrm policies in the Linux kernel.

5

Can CVE-2019-15666 lead to a system crash?

Yes, CVE-2019-15666 may potentially cause a system crash if exploited by a local privileged user.

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