Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-15213
Published: September 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20894
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15213
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in the drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c driver. A local user can use a malicious USB device to trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15213
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6cf97230cd5f36b7665099083272595c55d72be7
- https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=a53c9c9dd2981bfdbfbcbc1ddbd35595eda8bced