VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-25162
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: Fix a potential use after free Free the adap structure only after we are done using it.
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, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i2c: Fix a potential use after free Free the adap structure only after we are done using it. This patch just moves the put_device() down a bit to avoid the use after free. [wsa: added comment to the code, added Fixes tag]
- 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 · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b0606000d0828630c033bf0c74c748464fe87dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a191b132cd87f746c62f3dc27da33683d85829Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35927d7509ab9bf41896b7e44f639504eae08af7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cb31756888bb062e92d2dca21cd629d77a46a9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/871a1e94929a27bf6e2cd99523865c840bbc2d87Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c72c06c367758a14f227c847f9d623f1994ecfPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6412ba3b6508bdf9c074d310bf4144afa6aec1aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8e1a046cf87c8b1363e5de835114f2779e2aaf4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b0606000d0828630c033bf0c74c748464fe87dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a191b132cd87f746c62f3dc27da33683d85829Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35927d7509ab9bf41896b7e44f639504eae08af7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cb31756888bb062e92d2dca21cd629d77a46a9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/871a1e94929a27bf6e2cd99523865c840bbc2d87Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4c72c06c367758a14f227c847f9d623f1994ecfPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6412ba3b6508bdf9c074d310bf4144afa6aec1aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8e1a046cf87c8b1363e5de835114f2779e2aaf4Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.