CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-20812

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.4.7. The prb_calc_retire_blk_tmo() function in net/packet/af_packet.c can result in a denial of service (CPU consumption and soft lockup) in a certain failure case involving TPACKET_V3, aka CID-b43d1f9f7067.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.4.8-1CVE-2019-20812
Fixed in:5.4.8-1CVE-2019-20812
Fixed in:5.4.8-1CVE-2019-20812
Fixed in:5.4.8-1CVE-2019-20812

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days
35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

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