High severity · published Jun 7, 2021
CVE-2019-25045
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.19
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.19. The XFRM subsystem has a use-after-free, related to an xfrm_state_fini panic, aka CID-dbb2483b2a46.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 5.0.19 · source: NVD
A8
Aff 8300 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
A8
Aff 8700 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AA
Aff A400 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AA
Aff A700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CB
Cloud Backup · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
FS
Fabric-attached Storage A400 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
F8
Fas 8300 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
F8
Fas 8700 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H300e Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H300s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410c Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25045
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25045
Mailing List
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.19
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dbb2483b2a46fbaf833cfb5deb5ed9cace9c7399
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210720-0003/
Exploit
https://sites.google.com/view/syzscope/warning-in-xfrm_state_fini-2
Exploit
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=f99edaeec58ad40380ed5813d89e205861be2896
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