CVE-2019-18805

Critical

Description

An issue was discovered in net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c in the Linux kernel before 5.0.11. There is a net/ipv4/tcp_input.c signed integer overflow in tcp_ack_update_rtt() when userspace writes a very large integer to /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_min_rtt_wlen, leading to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact, aka CID-19fad20d15a6.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedNov 7, 2019
First seenNov 7, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.4.180, 4.9.172, 4.14.115, 4.19.38, 5.0.11 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.4 ≤ v < 4.4.180, 4.9 ≤ v < 4.9.172, 4.14 ≤ v < 4.14.115, 4.19 ≤ v < 4.19.38, 5.0 ≤ v < 5.0.11, 5.14.4.180, 4.9.172, 4.14.115, 4.19.38, 5.0.11
opensuse leap15.0, 15.1—
redhat enterprise_linux7.0—
netapp active_iq_unified_managerNo range specified—
netapp data_availability_servicesNo range specified—
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller11.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.60.3—
netapp hci_management_nodeNo range specified—
netapp solidfireNo range specified—
netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storageNo range specified—
netapp hci_compute_nodeNo range specified—
netapp hci_storage_nodeNo range specified—
broadcom fabric_operating_systemNo range specified—
netapp aff_a700s_firmwareNo range specified—
netapp fas8300_firmwareNo range specified—
netapp fas8700_firmwareNo range specified—
netapp aff_a400_firmwareNo range specified—
netapp h610s_firmwareNo range specified—

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CVE-2019-18805 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar