Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-25160
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90360
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.5 [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
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Dell Data Protection Central
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_212-default
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-syms-azure
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
dlm-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-debuginfo
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Dell Data Protection Central
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_212-default
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-syms-azure
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
dlm-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-docs
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-debuginfo
How to mitigate CVE-2019-25160
Install update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 3.18.137, 4.4.177, 4.9.163, 4.14.106, 4.19.28, 4.20.15, 5.0
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_212-default - update to 1-8.11.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-base - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-azure - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-azure-base - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-syms - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-base - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-source - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-macros - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-docs - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_212-default - update to 1-8.11.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt-base - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-rt - update to 4.12.14-10.182.1
kernel-azure - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-azure-base - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 4.12.14-16.182.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-base-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-syms - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-base - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-source - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-macros - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-kgraft-devel - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-kgraft - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-docs - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-man - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 4.12.14-122.212.1
External 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
- 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