CVE-2018-14619
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A flaw was found in the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel before version kernel-4.15-rc4. The "null skcipher" was being dropped when each af_alg_ctx was freed instead of when the aead_tfm was freed. This can cause the null skcipher to be freed while it is still in use leading to a local user being able to crash the system or possibly escalate privileges.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.2–7.8
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affected products (3)
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references (15)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14619cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b32a7dc8aef1882fbf983eb354837488cc9d54dccnnvd
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0013cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105200cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105200enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14619enisa_euvd
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