Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-20422 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Linux Kernel
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
In the Linux kernel before 5.3.4, fib6_rule_lookup in net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c mishandles the RT6_LOOKUP_F_DST_NOREF flag in a reference-count decision, leading to (for example) a crash that was identified by syzkaller, aka CID-7b09c2d052db.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7b09c2d052db4b4ad0b27b97918b46a7746966fa
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7b09c2d052db4b4ad0b27b97918b46a7746966fa
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0003/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0003/