CVE-2019-15917

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.0
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 4, 2019
First seenSep 4, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel3.13, 4.9.202, 4.14.109, 4.19.32, 5.0.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel3.12.61 ≤ v < 3.13, 4.7 ≤ v < 4.9.202, 4.10 ≤ v < 4.14.109, 4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.32, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.0.53.13, 4.9.202, 4.14.109, 4.19.32, 5.0.5
debian debian_linux8.0—
opensuse leap15.0, 15.1—

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