CVE-2019-15917 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.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 https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.0