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Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: use after free
May 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Linux.
– Severity: 1/4.
– Consequences: administrator access/rights, privileged
access/rights, denial of service on server, denial of service on
client.
– Provenance: user shell.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 29/04/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can force the usage of a freed memory area of the
Linux kernel, in order to trigger a denial of service, and
possibly to run code.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-use-after-free-29150
