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CVE-2019-3874 json

The SCTP socket buffer used by a userspace application is not accounted by the cgroups subsystem.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-13487

cvss
5.3
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.8%
EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The SCTP socket buffer used by a userspace application is not accounted by the cgroups subsystem. An attacker can use this flaw to cause a denial of service attack. Kernel 3.10.x and 4.18.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.2.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3874

  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-148.174
  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-50.54
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.4.0-1044.47
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1083.93
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1039.41
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1032.34~16.04.1
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1032.34
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-50.54~16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3874

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  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-147.el8
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-147.el8
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-147.el8
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-147.el8
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-147.el8
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-147.el8
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-147.el8
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-147.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:3517RHSA-2019:3309

  • kernel-syms SLES 12 SP3-BCL 4.4.180-94.182.1
  • kernel-source SLES 12 SP3-BCL 4.4.180-94.182.1
  • kernel-default SLES 12 SP3-BCL 4.4.180-94.182.1
  • kernel-syms SLES 12 SP2-BCL 4.4.121-92.196.2
  • kernel-source SLES 12 SP2-BCL 4.4.121-92.196.2
  • kernel-default SLES 12 SP2-BCL 4.4.121-92.196.2
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP4-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 +1 more 4.12.14-95.83.2
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP4-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 +1 more 4.12.14-95.83.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:4611-1SUSE-SU-2022:4561-1SUSE-SU-2021:3972-1SUSE-SU-2021:3969-1SUSE-SU-2021:3876-1SUSE-SU-2021:3217-1

  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.3 4.12.14-197.102.2
  • kernel-vanilla openSUSE Leap 15.3 4.12.14-197.102.2
  • kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.3 4.12.14-197.102.2
  • kernel-zfcpdump openSUSE Leap 15.3 4.12.14-197.102.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:3876-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-3874 updated cvss 5.3

kernel: SCTP socket buffer memory leak leading to denial of service

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-alt, python-perf, +9 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-147.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-147.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-147.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-147.el8, kernel 4.18.0-147.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-147.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-147.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-147.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-147.el8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3517
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3309

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Exploit prediction

1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • The Linux Foundation kernel

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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Sources

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