Security News > 2019 > May > Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Found in RDS Over TCP
2019-05-20 16:42
A memory corruption vulnerability recently found in Linux Kernel’s implementation of RDS over TCP could lead to privilege escalation. Tracked as CVE-2019-11815 and featuring a CVSS base score of 8.1, the flaw impacts Linux kernels prior to 5.0.8, but only systems that use the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) for the TCP module. read more
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| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-08 | CVE-2019-11815 | Use After Free vulnerability in multiple products An issue was discovered in rds_tcp_kill_sock in net/rds/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 5.0.8. | 8.1 |