CVE-2019-19543

high

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.1.6, there is a use-after-free in serial_ir_init_module() in drivers/media/rc/serial_ir.c.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200924-0005/

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=56cd26b618855c9af48c8301aa6754ced8dd0beb

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.6

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-12-03

Updated: 2020-09-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High