Resource exhaustion in Linux Linux_kernel
CVE-2019-3882
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's vfio interface implementation that permits violation of the user's locked memory limit. If a device is bound to a vfio driver, such as vfio-pci, and the local attacker is administratively granted owne…
EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 3.10, 4.14, 4.18
- Netapp Active_iq_unified_manager_for_vmware_vsphere
- Netapp Cn1610
- Netapp Cn1610_firmware
- Netapp Hci_management_node
- Netapp Snapprotect
- Netapp Solidfire
- Netapp Storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap_for_vmware_vsphere
- Netapp Vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap
- Netapp Virtual_storage_console_for_vmware_vsphere
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3882?
- CVE-2019-3882 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3882?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-3882 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.