CVE-2019-3874 Affecting linux-4.19 package, versions <4.19.146-1~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LINUX419-1013383
  • published21 Mar 2019
  • disclosed25 Mar 2019

Introduced: 21 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-3874  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 linux-4.19 to version 4.19.146-1~deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.19 package and not the linux-4.19 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The SCTP socket buffer used by a userspace application is not accounted by the cgroups subsystem. An attacker can use this flaw to cause a denial of service attack. Kernel 3.10.x and 4.18.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1