VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-18814
There is a use-after-free when aa_label_parse() fails in aa_audit_rule_init() in security/apparmor/audit.c.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.50%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.3.9. There is a use-after-free when aa_label_parse() fails in aa_audit_rule_init() in security/apparmor/audit.c.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.50% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00019.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1142523/Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21561554?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00019.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1142523/Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21561554?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.