In the tun subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.14, dev_get_valid_name is not called before register_netdevice. This allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via an ioctl(TUNSETIFF) call with a dev name containing a / character. This is similar to CVE-2013-4343.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Apr 1, 2020 | May 17, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | May 17, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-headers | Jun 27, 2019 | May 17, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perf | Jun 27, 2019 | May 17, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Jul 4, 2019 | Jan 17, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernelNo solution exists | Apr 1, 2020 | May 17, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-ec2 | Jun 1, 2019 | May 17, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-raspi2Upgrade linux-hwe-edgeUpgrade linux-snapdragon | Nov 19, 2024 | May 17, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 17, 2019 |
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