CVE-2019-8912

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p49

Published

Feb 18, 2019 (Feb 18, 2019)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: linux redhat canonical opensuse
Products: linux kernel, enterprise linux, ubuntu linux, leap
Weakness: CWE-416
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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