CVE-2018-14619

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the crypto subsystem of the Linux kernel before version kernel-4.15-rc4. The "null skcipher" was being dropped when each af_alg_ctx was freed instead of when the aead_tfm was freed. This can cause the null skcipher to be freed while it is still in use leading to a local user being able to crash the system or possibly escalate privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 30, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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