Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-25160 - Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Linux Kernel
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netlabel: fix out-of-bounds memory accesses There are two array out-of-bounds memory accesses, one in cipso_v4_map_lvl_valid(), the other in netlbl_bitmap_walk(). Both errors are embarassingly simple, and the fixes are straightforward. As a FYI for anyone backporting this patch to kernels prior to v4.8, you'll want to apply the netlbl_bitmap_walk() patch to cipso_v4_bitmap_walk() as netlbl_bitmap_walk() doesn't exist before Linux v4.8.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overread Buffers An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97bc3683c24999ee621d847c9348c75d2fe86272
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c61d01faa5550e06794dcf86125ccd325bfad950
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc18101f95fa6e815f426316b8b9a5cee28a334e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c973f9c7cc2b3caae93192fdc8ecb3f0b4ac000
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcfe700acdc1c72eab231300e82b962bac2b2b2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3713abc4248aa6bcc11173d754c418b02a62cbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbf9578919d6c91100ec63acf2cba641383f6c78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5578de4834fe0f2a34fedc7374be691443396d1f