# CVE-2019-8912: In the Linux kernel through 4.20.11, af\_alg\_release() in crypto/af\_alg.c neglects to set a NULL value for a certain structure member, which

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-02-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In the Linux kernel through 4.20.11, af_alg_release() in crypto/af_alg.c neglects to set a NULL value for a certain structure member, which leads to a use-after-free in sockfs_setattr.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107063
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1042902/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00052.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0174

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