Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-19527
Published: April 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26648
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2019-19527
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/hid/usbhid/hiddev.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-2019-19527
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/03/4
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.10
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6d4472d7bec39917b54e4e80245784ea5d60ce49
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9c09b214f30e3c11f9b0b03f89442df03643794d
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html