CVE-2019-15917high
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.
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.5
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56897b217a1d0a91c9920cb418d6b3fe922f590a
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2019-09-04
Updated: 2020-03-09
Type: CWE-416
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 3.4
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1
Severity: HIGH