CVE-2018-19824

High

Description

In the Linux kernel through 4.19.6, a local user could exploit a use-after-free in the ALSA driver by supplying a malicious USB Sound device (with zero interfaces) that is mishandled in usb_audio_probe in sound/usb/card.c.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedDec 3, 2018
First seenDec 3, 2018

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 4.19.6—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10—
debian debian_linux8.0—

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