In the Linux kernel through 4.19, a use-after-free can occur due to a race condition between fanout_add from setsockopt and bind on an AF_PACKET socket. This issue exists because of the 15fe076edea787807a7cdc168df832544b58eba6 incomplete fix for a race condition. The code mishandles a certain multithreaded case involving a packet_do_bind unregister action followed by a packet_notifier register action. Later, packet_release operates on only one of the two applicable linked lists. The attacker can achieve Program Counter control.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Feb 5, 2019 | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Oct 22, 2018 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Jan 30, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel | Apr 2, 2019 | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perf | May 1, 2019 | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headers | Mar 11, 2019 | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Jan 30, 2019 | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Jan 30, 2019 | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-raspi2Upgrade linux-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-snapdragonUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-hwe-edge | Nov 19, 2024 | Oct 22, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 22, 2018 |
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