CVE-2019-19062
Public on 2019-11-18
Modified on 2020-02-08
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The crypto_report function mishandles resource cleanup on error. A local attacker able to induce the error conditions could use this flaw to crash the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2020-02-04 | ALAS-2020-1338 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2020-02-05 | ALAS2-2020-1392 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |