Medium severity · published Dec 23, 2019
CVE-2019-5108
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel prior to mainline 5.3
6.5
CVSS
10.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel prior to mainline 5.3. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by triggering AP to send IAPP location updates for stations before the required authentication process has completed. This could lead to different denial-of-service scenarios, either by causing CAM table attacks, or by leading to traffic flapping if faking already existing clients in other nearby APs of the same wireless infrastructure. An attacker can forge Authentication and Association Request packets to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.1% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 5.3 · source: NVD
8F
8300 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
8F
8700 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AF
A400 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AF
A700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AI
Active IQ Unified Manager · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CB
Cloud Backup · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DA
Data Availability Services · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
ES
E-series Santricity OS Controller · Netapp
11.0.0 through 11.70.1 · source: NVD
HF
H610s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HM
Hci Management Node · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5108
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5108
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156455/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0063-1.html
Mailing List
https://git.kernel.org/linus/3e493173b7841259a08c5c8e5cbe90adb349da7e
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/
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