CVE-2019-15214

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.10. There is a use-after-free in the sound subsystem because card disconnection causes certain data structures to be deleted too early. This is related to sound/core/init.c and sound/core/info.c.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.10 release notes vendor advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2a3f7221acddfe1caa9ff09b3a8158c39b2fdeac patch vendor advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8c2f870890fd28e023b0fcf49dcee333f2c8bad7 patch vendor advisory
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=75903e0021cef79bc434d068b5169b599b2a46a9 third party advisory 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
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15214?
CVE-2019-15214 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15214?
To fix CVE-2019-15214, 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-2019-15214 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-15214 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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