Double Free in Linux Kernel
CVE-2019-15212
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1.8. There is a double-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/rio500.c driver.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
EPSS: 0.008 (51.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Netapp Active_iq_unified_manager
- Netapp Data_availability_services
- Netapp H410c
- Netapp H410c_firmware
- Netapp Solidfire_baseboard_management_controller
- Netapp Solidfire_\&_hci_management_node
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-15212?
- CVE-2019-15212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2019-08-19.
- How severe is CVE-2019-15212?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.