What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-18198?

CVE-2019-18198 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-18198?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-18198 patch availability.

Is CVE-2019-18198 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-18198 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2019-18198

Q: What is CVE-2019-18198?

CVE-2019-18198 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime flaw (CWE-772). CVE-2019-18198 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

High

In the Linux kernel before 5.3.4, a reference count usage error in the fib6_rule_suppress() function in the fib6 suppression feature of net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c, when handling the FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF flag, can be exploited by a local attacker to corrupt memory, aka CID-ca7a03c41753.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-10-18

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-772

CVE-2019-18198 is a Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability

What is Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime?

The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

6 total

Launchpad
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1847478

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca7a03c4175366a92cee0ccc4fec0038c3266e26

Patch Vendor Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ca7a03c4175366a92cee0ccc4fec0038c3266e26

Patch Third Party Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/

Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-18198

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-10-18

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18198?

CVE-2019-18198 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime flaw (CWE-772) . CVE-2019-18198 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-18198?

CVE-2019-18198 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-18198?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-18198 patch availability.
Is CVE-2019-18198 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2019-18198 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.