CVE-2019-3837

kernel: memory leak in tcp_recvmsg() with NET_DMA

Published Apr 11, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
It was found that the net_dma code in tcp_recvmsg() in the 2.6.32 kernel as shipped in RHEL6 is thread-unsafe. So an unprivileged multi-threaded userspace application calling recvmsg() for the same network socket in parallel executed on ioatdma-enabled hardware with net_dma enabled can leak the memory, crash the host leading to a denial-of-service or cause a random memory corruption.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-13457 It was found that the net_dma code in tcp_recvmsg() in the 2.6.32 kernel as shipped in RHEL6 is thread-unsafe. So an unprivileged multi-threaded userspace application calling recvmsg() for the same network socket in parallel executed on ioatdma-enabled hardware with net_dma enabled can leak the memory, crash the host leading to a denial-of-service or cause a random memory corruption.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 7:19 PM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 11, 2019, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:35 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 3, 2019, 12:00 AM