CVE-2022-1055

CVE-2022-1055 affects the Linux kernel: a use-after-free in tc_new_tfilter within net/sched/cls_api.c can enable privilege escalation when unprivileged user namespaces are in use. The issue allows a local attacker to escalate privileges; exploitation relies on specific local conditions. A fix is ...

CVE-2018-5803

CVE-2018-5803 affects the Linux kernel SCTP chunk handling: a length check flaw in _sctp_make_chunk() (net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c) can trigger a kernel crash/DoS. Affected kernel versions include 4.15.8, 4.14.25, 4.9.87, 4.4.121, 4.1.51, and 3.2.102. Public advisories (Debian, CentOS/Red Hat, Ubunt...

CVE-2020-27170

The CVE-2020-27170 flaw affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.11.8, where in kernel/bpf/verifier.c there is undesirable out-of-bounds speculation on pointer arithmetic. This can enable a side-channel attack that defeats Spectre mitigations and may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information f...

CVE-2021-23133

CVE-2021-23133 is a race condition in the Linux kernel SCTP sockets (net/sctp/socket.c) prior to 5.12-rc8. If sctp_destroy_sock executes without sock_net(sk)->sctp.addr_wq_lock, an element is removed from the auto_asconf_splist list without proper locking, enabling a local attacker with networ...

CVE-2022-1184

CVE-2022-1184 affects the Linux kernel ext4 file-system code (fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block). The flaw is a use-after-free that can be triggered by a local user to cause a denial of service. Astra Linux bulletin also documents this exact issue. The connected documents do not specify a fixed ver...

CVE-2017-6074

CVE-2017-6074 affects the Linux kernel up to 4.9.11, where dccp_rcv_state_process in net/dccp/input.c mishandles DCCP_PKT_REQUEST data in LISTEN state. This can allow a local user to gain root privileges or trigger a denial of service (double free) via an application using IPV6_RECVPKTINFO setsoc...

CVE-2022-1789

CVE-2022-1789 targets KVM in the Linux kernel. With shadow paging enabled, INVPCID can lead to a NULL pointer dereference when CR0.PG=0, because the invlpg callback is not set, causing a crash in kvm_mmu_invpcid_gva. The same issue is echoed in Astra Linux and AlmaLinux advisories, which list KVM...

CVE-2021-30002

The CVE-2021-30002 issue affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.11.3. It is caused by a memory leak in video_usercopy inside drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c when handling large webcam arguments. This memory leak can lead to memory exhaustion on affected systems. Connected advisories (e.g., Debi...

CVE-2021-4203

CVE-2021-4203 is a Linux kernel use-after-free read flaw in sock_getsockopt() triggered by a race between SO_PEERCRED/SO_PEERGROUPS and listen()/connect(). An authenticated local attacker could crash the system or leak kernel information. The connected IBM advisories document affected products (I...

CVE-2022-41218

CVE-2022-41218 is a Linux kernel use-after-free in the DVB core (drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c) caused by refcount races, affecting dvb_demux_open and dvb_dmxdev_release. The issue is local, with potential denial of service or privilege escalation as implied by downstream advisories. Public rec...

CVE-2019-3882

CVE-2019-3882 affects the Linux kernel vfio interface: a local user owning a vfio device could abuse DMA mappings to memory and exhaust system memory, enabling a denial of service. Publicly available connected documents confirm the vulnerability and its DoS impact; Debian and other advisories inc...

CVE-2018-1000204

CVE-2018-1000204 affects Linux kernel versions 3.18–4.16 where an SG_IO ioctl on /dev/sg0 with dxfer_direction=SG_DXFER_FROM_DEV and an empty 6-byte cmdp can cause the kernel to copy up to 1000 heap pages to userspace. The root cause is improper handling of SG_IO data flow leading to information ...

CVE-2020-36766

The CVE-2020-36766 issue affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.8.6. In drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c, memory leakage of one kernel byte to unprivileged users occurs due to directly assigning log_addrs with a hole in the struct. The vulnerability is local (requires local access) and has a low ove...

CVE-2021-3759

CVE-2021-3759 is a memory overflow in the Linux kernel memcg IPC path, where repeated semget calls by a local user can exhaust memory and cause a denial of service. Public docs confirm impact is local and availability-focused. Debian LTS advisory DLA-3244-1 and Amazon ALAS2KERNEL advisories for k...

CVE-2021-3772

CVE-2021-3772 affects the Linux kernel SCTP stack: a blind attacker who knows IPs/ports and can spoof packets can kill an existing SCTP association by sending invalid chunks. The connected advisories confirm the issue and point to a patch in the Linux kernel (commit 32f8807a48ae55be0e76880cfe8607...

CVE-2021-38204

CVE-2021-38204 affects the Linux kernel MAX-3421 host USB controller driver (drivers/usb/host/max3421-hcd.c). The flaw allows a physically proximate attacker to trigger a use-after-free and cause a denial of service (system panic) by removing a MAX-3421 USB device in certain situations. A fix is ...

CVE-2022-0854

CVE-2022-0854 is a memory leak flaw in the Linux kernel DMA subsystem (DMA_FROM_DEVICE) that could allow a local authenticated attacker to read random kernel memory, exposing data. The IBM Security Bulletin for IBM Storage Scale System lists CVE-2022-0854 among Linux kernel DMA swiotlb-related is...

CVE-2019-19533

CVE-2019-19533 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.3.4 and is caused by an info-leak in the ttusb_dec.c USB driver (drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c) when handling a malicious USB device. The vulnerability can lead to partial information disclosure (confidentiality impact). Public referenc...

CVE-2022-1508

The CVE-2022-1508 entry describes an out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel io_uring module triggered by certain parameters to io_read(), enabling a local user with low privileges and no user interaction to read memory out of bounds. The provided data notes a MEDIUM base score (6.1, CVSS 3.1) wit...

CVE-2019-15916

CVE-2019-15916 is for Linux kernel versions before 5.0.1, where a memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c can cause a denial of service. Publicly referenced by Unity Linux 20 / MiracleLinux AXSA:2020-097:03 advisories and Nessus plugins, which map this CVE to kernel 5.0.1...

CVE-2019-18809

CVE-2019-18809 affects the Linux kernel memory management in the af9005 DVB-T USB device driver. The vulnerability is a memory leak in af9005_identify_state() in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/af9005.c, potentially enabling a denial of service through memory exhaustion on affected kernels (through 5.3...

CVE-2019-11486

The CVE-2019-11486 entry describes multiple race conditions in the Siemens R3964 line discipline driver (drivers/tty/n_r3964.c) of the Linux kernel, affecting versions before 5.0.8. This yields local exploitation potential with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. A fix is av...

CVE-2019-19056

CVE-2019-19056 affects the Linux kernel driver mwifiex_pcie_alloc_cmdrsp_buf() in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c. Root cause: memory leak when mwifiex_map_pci_memory() fails, leading to memory exhaustion and potential DoS. Exploitation details are not provided in the connected docume...

CVE-2020-25211

CVE-2020-25211 describes a local vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s netfilter conntrack netlink path. A bounds check is missing in ctnetlink_parse_tuple_filter (net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c), permitting a local attacker injecting conntrack netlink configuration to overflow a local buffer...

CVE-2024-0340

CVE-2024-0340 is confirmed in the Linux kernel, affecting the vhost_new_msg path in drivers/vhost/vhost.c. The issue arises from memory not being properly initialized when building messages exchanged between virtual guests and the host via /dev/vhost-net, enabling local privileged users to read k...

CVE-2018-19985

CVE-2018-19985 is a Linux kernel vulnerability describing an out-of-bounds read in hso_get_config_data (drivers/net/usb/hso.c) caused by indexing an array with the device-provided if_num. This is a local, kernel-space issue that could lead to a crash. Public IBM advisories for the IBM 4769 toolki...

CVE-2019-15099

CVE-2019-15099 affects the Linux kernel: the vulnerability is a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c (ath10k USB path) caused by an incomplete endpoint descriptor address. Affected kernel versions include up to 5.2.8. Noted impact is potential kernel crash or denial o...

CVE-2021-3564

CVE-2021-3564 describes a local, double-free memory corruption in the Linux kernel Bluetooth HCI device initialization. A local attacker could crash the system by triggering the flaw when attaching a malicious HCI TTY Bluetooth device; the issue affects Linux kernel versions from 3.13 onward. Con...

CVE-2022-1353

CVE-2022-1353 — pfkey_register (net/key/af_key.c, Linux kernel) : A local, unprivileged user can gain access to kernel memory due to a flaw in pfkey_register. The vulnerability can lead to a system crash or leakage of internal kernel information. The Connected documents reference Linux kernel adv...

CVE-2024-39494

CVE-2024-39494 – Linux kernel ima use-after-free on dentry name The flaw occurs in the IMA path where a dentry’s dname.name can be changed by a rename, and the previous value may be freed. The early value could be freed before a stable snapshot is taken because the locking conditions (dentry/d_lo...

CVE-2020-11608

CVE-2020-11608 affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.6.1. The issue is a NULL pointer dereference in the ov511_mode_init_regs and ov518_mode_init_regs paths of drivers/media/usb/gspca/ov519.c when there are zero USB endpoints, potentially enabling local denial of service. The vulnerability is ...

CVE-2020-16166

CVE-2020-16166 affects the Linux kernel by allowing remote observers to infer the network RNG internal state via drivers/char/random.c and kernel/time/timer.c. Affected platforms show fixes across multiple distributions: Debian LTS (linux package updates to 4.9.240-1/ -2; multiple CVEs), IBM advi...

CVE-2021-3491

CVE-2021-3491 concerns the Linux kernel io_uring PROVIDE_BUFFERS path, where the MAX_RW_COUNT limit could be bypassed, causing negative values to be used in mem_rw during /proc//mem reads. This could enable a heap overflow and potential arbitrary code execution in the kernel. The issue was addres...

CVE-2019-19947

CVE-2019-19947 affects the Linux kernel up to version 5.4.6, where the kvaser_usb_leaf.c driver (drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb) leaks information from uninitialized memory to a USB device (CID-da2311a6385c). Connected advisories corroborate this kernel info-leak issue and link it to the Kvaser C...

CVE-2020-15780

CVE-2020-15780 – Linux kernel configfs ACPI lockdown bypass Affects: Linux kernel drivers/acpi/acpi_configfs.c prior to 5.7.7 (observed in Unity Linux advisories). Impact: Injection of malicious ACPI tables via configfs could bypass lockdown and secure boot protections. Local attacker privileges ...

CVE-2023-4132

CVE-2023-4132 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s sono smsusb module triggered during device initialization when the Sono device is plugged in. Exploitation by a local user could crash the system, causing a denial of service. Connected Astra Linux security bulletins reiterate ...

CVE-2021-20265

CVE-2021-20265 affects the Linux kernel: a memory-leak/DoS bug in unix_stream_recvmsg when a signal is pending can exhaust memory locally. Connected docs reference a fix in the upstream kernel (commit fa0dc04df259ba2df3ce1920e9690c7842f8fa4b4) and later kernel slab-leak fixes for af_unix, indicat...

CVE-2022-0500

CVE-2022-0500 : A vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s BPF subsystem arises from unrestricted eBPF usage via BPF_BTF_LOAD, enabling a local user to trigger an out-of-bounds memory write when loading BTF data. Reported impact includes system crash and privilege escalation. The connected Astra Linux...

CVE-2018-1000026

CVE-2018-1000026 affects the Linux kernel in the Broadcom NetXtreme II (bnx2x) driver. The issue is described as insufficient input validation in the bnx2x driver that can allow a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service by sending specially crafted, very large packets, potentially from an ...

CVE-2019-20096

CVE-2019-20096 affects the Linux kernel before 5.1, where a memory leak in __feat_register_sp() (net/dccp/feat.c) can lead to denial of service. The Unity Linux Nessus advisories (UTSA-2026-003899/004383/000228) reference the same description block, confirming the issue and impact. No specific pa...

CVE-2023-52452

CVE-2023-52452 affects the Linux kernel’s BPF verifier and stack handling. The issue allowed privileged programs to read uninitialized stack memory inconsistently, particularly for accesses near state->allocated_stack when growing the stack was required. The patch fixes these accesses in check...

CVE-2010-3865

CVE-2010-3865 is a Linux kernel issue described in connected advisories as an integer overflow in the rds_rdma_pages function (net/rds/rdma.c). The vulnerability can allow local users to crash the kernel and potentially execute arbitrary code through a crafted iovec in an RDS request, triggered b...

CVE-2018-1068

CVE-2018-1068 affects the Linux kernel: the 32-bit compatibility layer for ebtables did not sufficiently validate offset values in a 64-bit kernel. A local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN (in a namespace) could use this to overwrite kernel memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation. Public a...

CVE-2020-25656

CVE-2020-25656 is a Linux kernel use-after-free in the console subsystem related to ioctls KDGKBSENT and KDSKBSENT. A local attacker could read memory out of bounds, impacting data confidentiality. Several advisories (CloudLinux, Amazon Linux, CentOS/RHEL, Cloud Foundry/usn, etc.) reference this ...

CVE-2021-34693

CVE-2021-34693 affects the Linux kernel, specifically the net/can/bcm.c implementation. The issue is an information disclosure caused by uninitialized memory in a data structure, allowing a local attacker to read kernel stack memory. Affected releases include kernel versions up to 5.12.10 (as not...

CVE-2021-3609

CVE-2021-3609 is a local privilege-escalation flaw in the Linux kernel CAN BCM subsystem. A race in net/can/bcm.c between bcm_rx_handler() and bcm_release() can free bcm_op/bcm_sock structures while the handler runs, enabling use-after-free and root access. Public advisories consistently describe...

CVE-2024-43911

CVE-2024-43911—Linux kernel wifi/mac80211 NULL pointer dereference fix . The vulnerability occurs in the MLD path during band/tx BA session initialization where link_data/link_conf may not point to vif->bss_conf, risking a NULL chan and a kernel crash. The fix adds explicit checks on ht_suppor...

CVE-2018-20169

CVE-2018-20169 affects the Linux kernel USB subsystem. It stems from missing size checks in __usb_get_extra_descriptor when reading an extra descriptor, potentially enabling denial-of-service (and, per CVSS hints, high impact on confidentiality/integrity/availability). Affected versions: Linux ke...

CVE-2021-31916

CVE-2021-31916 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the device-mapper code (drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c, list_devices) causing an out-of-bounds memory write due to a bound check failure in kernels before 5.12. An attacker with CAP_SYS_ADMIN (local, no user interaction) can trigger a heap overrun, potenti...

CVE-2023-30456

CVE-2023-30456 affects Linux kernels with arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c pre-6.2.8. The root cause is missing consistency checks for CR0 and CR4 in nVMX on x86_64, which can enable state inconsistency between VMX and guest. Public references indicate this has been addressed by 6.2.8 and via various AL...