CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-20961
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2019-08-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-415
Description
In the Linux kernel before 4.16.4, a double free vulnerability in the f_midi_set_alt function of drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi.c in the f_midi driver may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (>= 4.4 < 4.4.190)
• linux linux kernel (>= 4.5 < 4.9.96)
• linux linux kernel (>= 4.10 < 4.14.36)
• linux linux kernel (>= 4.15.0 < 4.16.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-415 Double Free weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154228/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.4 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349f Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349f Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/48 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/ Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58502654 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58502654?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS support.f5.com
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/ Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154228/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.4 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349f Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349f Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/48 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/ Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58502654 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58502654?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS support.f5.com
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/ Third Party Advisory