#VU17257 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-19854 

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#VU17257 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2018-19854

Published: January 29, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17257
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19854
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to crypto_report_one() and related functions in crypto/crypto_user.c (the crypto user configuration API) do not fully initialize structures that are copied to userspace. A local attacker can trigger memory leak and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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