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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2018-08-30T12:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T09:29:51.723Z
Reserved: 2018-07-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-14619

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-08-30T12:29:01.407
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:49:26.203
Link: CVE-2018-14619
