VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-19543
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.6Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=56cd26b618855c9af48c8301aa6754ced8dd0bebPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200924-0005/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.6Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=56cd26b618855c9af48c8301aa6754ced8dd0bebPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200924-0005/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.