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Critical severity · published Nov 7, 2019
CVE-2019-18814
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.3.9
9.8
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.3.9. There is a use-after-free when aa_label_parse() fails in aa_audit_rule_init() in security/apparmor/audit.c.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 5.3.9 · source: NVD
Affected product
KE
Kernel
Linux
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18814
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18814
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00019.html
Mailing List
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1142523/
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21561554?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
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