Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-15292
Published: September 6, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20919
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15292
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists in the "atalk_proc_exit" due to a use-after-free error, related to "net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c", "net/appletalk/ddp.c" and "net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c". A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15292
Install updates from vendor's website.