CVE-2019-15666

kernel: out-of-bounds array access in __xfrm_policy_unlink

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 27, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. When xfrm policy removal occurs a system crash could occur. These policy changes generally occur through the ip command or a netlink socket.

Statement

A local privileged user (with CAP_NET_ADMIN or root) is required to exploit this condition. With this limitation, this issue is rated as Moderate.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption