CVE-2019-15211

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.6. There is a use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c driver because drivers/media/radio/radio-raremono.c does not properly allocate memory.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.6 release notes
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c666355e60ddb4748ead3bdd983e3f7f2224aaf0 patch
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=775f90f43cfd6f8ac6c15251ce68e604453da226 exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2 third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/ third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15211?
CVE-2019-15211 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15211?
To fix CVE-2019-15211, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-15211 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-15211 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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