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    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_format": "MITRE",
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    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ID": "CVE-2019-8956",
        "ASSIGNER": "PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "UNKNOWN",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "Linux Kernel",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "4.20.x prior to 4.20.8"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "4.19.x prior to 4.19.21"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Privilege escalation"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.21",
                "url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.21"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.8",
                "url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.8"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2019-5/",
                "url": "https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2019-5/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=ba59fb0273076637f0add4311faa990a5eec27c0",
                "url": "https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git/commit/?id=ba59fb0273076637f0add4311faa990a5eec27c0"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "UBUNTU",
                "name": "USN-3930-1",
                "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "UBUNTU",
                "name": "USN-3930-2",
                "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "name": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12671141",
                "url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12671141"
            }
        ]
    },
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "In the Linux Kernel before versions 4.20.8 and 4.19.21 a use-after-free error in the \"sctp_sendmsg()\" function (net/sctp/socket.c) when handling SCTP_SENDALL flag can be exploited to corrupt memory."
            }
        ]
    }
}