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CVE-2018-14619

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.

  • Published: Aug 30, 2018
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2018-14619
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 4.15-rc1 4.15-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 4.15-rc2 4.15-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 4.15-rc3 4.15-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 4.14 4.14.8