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CVE-2019-18680 (GCVE-0-2019-18680)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-04 14:13 – Updated: 2024-08-05 02:02
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Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 4.4.x before 4.4.195. There is a NULL pointer dereference in rds_tcp_kill_sock() in net/rds/tcp.c that will cause denial of service, aka CID-91573ae4aed0.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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