CVE-2020-15436

The CVE-2020-15436 entry is confirmed by connected sources as a Linux kernel local-use-after-free vulnerability in fs/block_dev.c (pre-5.8). It enables a local attacker to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service by abusing improper access to a particular error field. The Linux kerne...

CVE-2019-19067

Summary (CVE-2019-19067) Four memory leaks in the acp_hw_init() function of amdgpu/acp.c in the Linux kernel (before 5.3.8) can cause memory consumption and denial of service when mfd_add_hotplug_devices() or pm_genpd_add_device() fail. The issue is reported as exploitable by a local attacker wit...

CVE-2019-3459

The CVE-2019-3459 entry concerns a heap address information leak in the Linux kernel, occurring before version 5.1-rc1 when using the L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT path. Affected software is the Linux kernel (pre-5.1-rc1); the underlying issue is an information exposure vulnerability in this Bluetooth-relat...

CVE-2022-38096

CVE-2022-38096 is a NULL pointer dereference in the vmwgfx GPU driver (vmxgfx_execbuf.c) of the Linux kernel, exploitable locally via the /dev/dri/renderD128 rendering device to gain elevated privileges and cause DoS. The primary affected component is the vmwgfx path in the Linux kernel’s GPU sub...

CVE-2023-0597

CVE-2023-0597 describes a memory-leak flaw in the Linux kernel CPU entry_area mapping for X86 CPU data, enabling a local user to guess memory locations of exception stacks and other data. Connected documents (Astra Linux bulletin and IBM page) corroborate the general description but do not provid...

CVE-2023-6240

CVE-2023-6240 is documented as a Marvin vulnerability side-channel leakage in the Linux kernel RSA decryption operation. The connected Nessus entries confirm this CVE is listed among multiple advisories, referencing the same vulnerability block and associating it with Linux Kernel RSA decryption ...

CVE-2023-6606

CVE-2023-6606 is an out-of-bounds read in smbCalcSize of the Linux kernel SMB client (fs/smb/client/netmisc.c). It allows a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information. Public advisories note fixes via kernel updates/livepatches (e.g., Amazon Linux 2 ALAS advisories and...

CVE-2024-0646

CVE-2024-0646 describes an out-of-bounds memory write in the Linux kernel’s Transport Layer Security path, occurring when a user calls a splice function with a ktls socket as the destination. The issue could allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate privileges. Connected advi...

CVE-2017-16939

CVE-2017-16939 affects the Linux kernel XFRM Netlink path. The use-after-free occurs in the XFRM dump policy code (net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c) when a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt is used with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY, allowing a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN to trigger a denial of service or potentially ...

CVE-2019-12380

CVE-2019-12380 is documented in multiple advisories referencing the Linux kernel EFI handling code. The connected sources specify that the vulnerability arises from how the EFI subsystem handles memory allocation failures in the x86 EFI path: phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/...

CVE-2021-45868

CVE-2021-45868: Linux kernel before 5.15.3 does not validate the on-disk quota_tree block number in quota_tree.c, which can lead to a use-after-free in kernel/locking/rwsem.c if a quota file is corrupted. Affected: Linux kernel up to 5.15.2 (and older) with quota support. Impact: potential kernel...

CVE-2024-41010

CVE-2024-41010 concerns a Linux kernel vulnerability in the BPF tcx_entry management for old-style ingress/clsact qdiscs. The issue is a use-after-free caused by releasing tcx_entry too early when a shared tc block is replaced, enabling a local attacker to trigger a UAF through a specific qdisc s...

CVE-2019-19537

CVE-2019-19537 is a race condition in the Linux kernel USB stack (drivers/usb/core/file.c and related USB character device layer) triggered by a malicious USB device. The vulnerability could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service by making the kernel stop responding. Public reference...

CVE-2019-19768

CVE-2019-19768 is a Linux kernel use-after-free in the blktrace debugging path (function __blk_add_trace in kernel/trace/blktrace.c) that can occur during removal of block devices. Public documents describe this as a local exploitation risk that could enable a denial of service or privilege escal...

CVE-2021-3715

CVE-2021-3715 affects the Linux kernel Traffic Control routing classifier. The flaw is a use-after-free in route4_change() within net/sched/cls_route.c, triggered by changes to classification filters, enabling a local unprivileged user to escalate privileges. The issue is addressed by a kernel fi...

CVE-2022-41674

CVE-2022-41674 affects the Linux kernel (pre-5.19.16) and is triggered by injecting WLAN frames, causing a buffer overflow in ieee80211_bss_info_update() within net/mac80211/scan.c. Reported impact includes high confidentiality and high availability risk (I=None, A=High, C=High) with adjacent att...

CVE-2019-20636

CVE-2019-20636 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.4.12. The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds write in drivers/input/input.c via a crafted keycode table in input_set_keycode, enabling a local attacker with root privileges to corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial...

CVE-2021-20317

The connected documents confirm CVE-2021-20317 as a Linux kernel timerqueue race condition: a corrupted timer tree in timerqueue_add can cause wakeups to be missed, enabling a local attacker with special privileges to cause a denial of service (system hang/crash) while the system runs. No explici...

CVE-2023-4208

CVE-2023-4208 is a Linux kernel net/sched: cls_u32 use-after-free vulnerability. When u32_change() updates an existing filter, tcf_result may be copied into the new filter instance, and tcf_unbind_filter() runs on the old instance, lowering the referenced class’s filter_cnt and enabling a use-aft...

CVE-2017-1000407

CVE-2017-1000407 affects the Linux kernel when built with KVM support, where an attacker can flood the diagnostic port 0x80 and trigger a kernel crash. Root cause: improper validation of user-supplied input at the diagnostic port, enabling denial of service via port flooding. Impact per public ad...

CVE-2020-25645

Summary: CVE-2020-25645 describes a confidentiality flaw in the Linux kernel’s GENEVE tunnel code when IPsec is used to encrypt traffic for the tunnel’s UDP port. In kernels before 5.9-rc7, traffic between two Geneve endpoints may be left unencrypted, allowing an attacker between the endpoints to...

CVE-2022-0168

CVE-2022-0168 is a Linux kernel local DoS in smb2_ioctl_query_info in fs/cifs/smb2ops.c caused by an incorrect return from memdup_user, allowing a privileged (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) local attacker to crash the system. Public details in connected sources reaffirm the same kernel-level flaw affecting CIFS ...

CVE-2023-4273

CVE-2023-4273 affects the Linux kernel exFAT driver. The vulnerability arises from how file name reconstruction copies file name data into a stack variable, enabling a local privileged attacker to overflow the kernel stack. Connected advisories confirm real-world impact and list affected kernels;...

CVE-2017-8824

CVE-2017-8824 affects the Linux kernel DCCP implementation. The bug is a use-after-free in dccp_disconnect (net/dccp/proto.c) that can be triggered by an AF_UNSPEC connect while in the DCCP_LISTEN state, allowing a local user to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service. Public advisories ...

CVE-2023-1998

CVE-2023-1998 affects the Linux kernel. Root cause: when using legacy IBRS, the IBRS bit is cleared on returning to userspace, disabling implicit STIBP and leaving some spectre-BTI protections ineffective; attackers on a local machine could exploit cross-thread branch target injection despite mit...

CVE-2016-3672

CVE-2016-3672 affects the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 where arch_pick_mmap_layout in arch/x86/mm/mmap.c fails to properly randomize the legacy base address. This defeats ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE protections and can bypass ASLR for setuid/setgid programs by disabling stack-consumption resource limits. Affe...

CVE-2019-16233

CVE-2019-16233 affects the Linux kernel, specifically drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c, where the alloc_workqueue return value is not checked, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. The Initial Description states this is a Linux kernel 5.2.14 issue. Connected documents corroborate the CVE entry and ...

CVE-2020-13974

CVE-2020-13974 affects the Linux kernel in drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c, caused by a signed integer overflow in k_ascii when invoked repeatedly. Connected docs confirm impacted products include Linux kernel 4.4–5.7.1 and note potential local code execution risk (IBM bulletin and MSRC description) th...

CVE-2023-45871

CVE-2023-45871 affects the Linux kernel IGB driver (drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c) before version 6.5.3. The vulnerability stems from an inadequate buffer size that can fail to accommodate frames larger than the MTU, potentially leading to a buffer overrun. Public documents in connect...

CVE-2026-53362

CVE-2026-53362 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the IPv6 subsystem. In __ip6_append_data(), when the paged-allocation branch is taken (via MSG_MORE or NETIF_F_SG), the fraggap is not accounted for in alloclen and pagedlen, causing a heap buffer overflow past skb->end into skb_shared_info. An...

CVE-2019-14897

CVE-2019-14897 affects the Linux kernel (kernel-2.6.32) Marvell WiFi chip driver. A stack-based buffer overflow in this driver can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code when a STA operates in IBSS mode and connects to another STA. T...

CVE-2024-26587

The CVE-2024-26587 issue in Linux kernel netdevsim could crash when destroying a netdevsim with VFs instantiated. The root cause was that PHC gets initialised in nsim_init_netdevsim() (only called for PF ports), but mock_phc_destroy() was not placed there, leading to a NULL pointer dereference du...

CVE-2018-7757

The CVE-2018-7757 issue affects the Linux kernel (up to version 4.15.7) and is caused by a memory leak in the sas_smp_get_phy_events function located at drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c. The vulnerability can lead to a denial of service due to memory consumption when a local attacker performs m...

CVE-2021-3483

CVE-2021-3483 refers to a vulnerability in the Linux kernel Nosy driver where a device can be inserted twice into a doubly-linked list, causing a use-after-free when one is removed. This affects versions before 5.12-rc6 and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The incident is loc...

CVE-2021-42008

The CVE-2021-42008 entry concerns the Linux kernel 6pack driver (drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c). It describes a slab out-of-bounds write in decode_data up to kernel versions before 5.13.13, enabling a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN to achieve root access. Connected documents corroborate the aff...

CVE-2022-25258

The CVE-2022-25258 issue affects the Linux kernel USB Gadget subsystem, specifically drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c, where interface OS descriptor requests with large indices or NULL function pointer handling were not properly validated, enabling memory corruption. It affects kernels before 5.16....

CVE-2019-19534

Summary: CVE-2019-19534 affects the Linux kernel before 5.3.11, enabling a local info-leak via the Peak USB CAN driver (drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c) when a malicious USB device is connected. The root cause is missing initialization of certain structures in the peak_usb CAN driver...

CVE-2019-9500

The CVE set concerns Broadcom brcmfmac WiFi driver flaws. CVE-2019-9500 is a heap buffer overflow in brcmf_wowl_nd_results triggered when Wake-on-WLAN is configured (pre-commit 1b5e2423164b3670e8bc9174e4762d297990deff); exploitation could enable arbitrary code execution on affected hosts or cause...

CVE-2021-31440

CVE-2021-31440 affects the Linux kernel, with the vulnerability in the eBPF verifier: improper validation of user-supplied eBPF programs can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges and execute code in kernel context. The issue is rooted in the handling/verification of eBPF programs, leading...

CVE-2022-2639

CVE-2022-2639 affects the Linux kernel openvswitch module. The root cause is an integer coercion error in reserve_sfa_size() that can fail to return -EMSGSIZE under heavy action counts, risking an out-of-bounds write and local privilege escalation or denial of service. Public details in connected...

CVE-2018-19854

CVE-2018-19854 affects the Linux kernel pre-4.19.3. In crypto/crypto_user.c (crypto user configuration API), structures copied to userspace are not fully initialized, potentially leaking memory to user processes. This is a regression from CVE-2013-2547 but with easier exploitability, requiring CO...

CVE-2022-43945

CVE-2022-43945 affects the Linux kernel NFSD: in versions prior to 5.19.17 and 6.0.2, an RPC message over TCP can cause the send buffer to be oversized, leading NFSD to write beyond allocated space and crash (DoS). The issue is caused by combining receive and send buffers into a single page array...

CVE-2021-3743

CVE-2021-3743 is an out-of-bounds memory read flaw in the Linux kernel’s Qualcomm IPC router protocol. The issue arises from a missing sanity check, allowing a local attacker to read out-of-bounds kernel memory, potentially causing system crashes or information leakage. Documents consistently des...

CVE-2022-0617

CVE-2022-0617 is a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF filesystem. A local user could trigger udf_file_write_iter with a crafted UDF image to crash the system. Affected: Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 through 5.17-rc2 per initial description; multiple connected advisories corroborate UDF NULL ...

CVE-2023-52445

The CVE-2023-52445 vulnerability (Linux kernel, media: pvrusb2) stems from a use-after-free when a context is disconnected during module load; a kthread may call pvr2_context_destroy and free the context before usb hub_event notification. The patch adds a sanity check to prevent the invalid read ...

CVE-2024-53163

The CVE refers to a Linux kernel crypto/qat/qat_420xx path where an off-by-one in uof_get_name() can cause an out-of-bounds access via the fw_objs[] array. The bug is triggered in uof_get_name_420xx() when computing the number of objects and using a comparison that should be >= instead of >...

CVE-2017-12762

CVE-2017-12762 : Affected by a buffer overflow in the Linux kernel ISDN I4L driver. In /drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c, a user-controlled buffer is copied into a local buffer of fixed size with strcpy (no length check), leading to overflow. Impacted trees: Linux kernel 4.9-stable, 4.12-stable, 3.18-...

CVE-2019-15098

CVE-2019-15098 affects the Linux kernel driver ath6kl/usb.c (USB wifi driver) up to version 5.2.9. The issue is a NULL pointer dereference caused by an incomplete address in an endpoint descriptor, potentially leading to a crash or denial of service. The connected Nessus/Unity Linux advisories co...

CVE-2019-19052

CVE-2019-19052 is a memory-leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically in drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c within the gs_can_open() function. The issue allows a denial of service through memory consumption when usb_submit_urb() fails, affecting the kernel up to version before 5.3.11. The rea...

CVE-2020-25671

CVE-2020-25671 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the NFC LLCP implementation where a refcount leak in llcp_sock_connect() can cause a use-after-free, potentially enabling privilege escalation or system crash via local access. Affected: Linux kernel NFC LLCP path; impact parameter: local attacker...