CVE-2019-3874 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Linux kernels 3.10.x and 4.18.x, specifically impacting canonical, debian, linux, netapp, and redhat distributions. The flaw stems from the SCTP socket buffer not being properly accounted for by the cgroups subsystem, allowing an attacker to exhaust resources. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 6.5), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a high impact denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.10.1, <= 3.10.108CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.18.1, <= 4.18.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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