VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-15917
There is a use-after-free issue when hci_uart_register_dev() fails in hci_uart_set_proto() in drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.64%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.5. There is a use-after-free issue when hci_uart_register_dev() fails in hci_uart_set_proto() in drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.64% probability · 49th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.5Release Notes
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56897b217a1d0a91c9920cb418d6b3fe922f590aPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.5Release Notes
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56897b217a1d0a91c9920cb418d6b3fe922f590aPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.