Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:4.18.0-147.8.1.rt24.101.el8_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTKVM-2021931
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Aug 2019

Introduced: 6 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-19527  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:4.18.0-147.8.1.rt24.101.el8_1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-kvm package and not the kernel-rt-kvm package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel before 5.2.10, there is a use-after-free bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c driver, aka CID-9c09b214f30e.

CVSS Scores

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