CVE-2019-9003 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's IPMI message handler (drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c) affecting versions before 4.20.5, including Canonical, NetApp, and OpenSUSE distributions. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability can be triggered remotely with low complexity, leading to a denial of service (OOPS) without requiring user interaction or privileges. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.18, < 4.19.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.20, < 4.20.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
In the Linux kernel before 4.20.5, attackers can trigger a drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c use-after-free and OOPS by arranging for certain simultaneous execution of the code, as demonstrated by a "service ipmievd restart" loop.
Feb 22, 2019kernel: use-after-free and OOPS in drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
Jan 16, 2019