CVE-2019-19543 : In the Linux kernel before 5.1.6, there is a use-after-free in serial_ir_init

In the Linux kernel before 5.1.6, there is a use-after-free in serial_ir_init_module() in drivers/media/rc/serial_ir.c.

Published 2019-12-03 21:15:11

Updated 2020-09-24 12:15:12

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2019-19543

Linux » Linux Kernel
Versions before (<) 5.1.6
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.07%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 32 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.6	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	3.9	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-416 Use After Free

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

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