CVE-2018-20961 (GCVE-0-2018-20961)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-08-07 14:48
Modified
2024-08-05 12:19
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
In the Linux kernel before 4.16.4, a double free vulnerability in the f_midi_set_alt function of drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi.c in the f_midi driver may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.
References
cve@mitre.org http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154228/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.4 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349f Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349f Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/48 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/ Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58502654 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58502654?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
cve@mitre.org https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/ Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154228/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.16.4 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349f Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7fafcfdf6377b18b2a726ea554d6e593ba44349f Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/48 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/ Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58502654 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K58502654?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/ Third Party Advisory
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