Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-25160
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90360
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-25160
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to read data or crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the cipso_v4_bitmap_walk() and cipso_v4_map_lvl_valid() functions in net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c. A local user can read data or crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- 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
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.16.66
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.18.137
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.16.66
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.137
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.106
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.28
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.15
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.177
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.163
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0