Use After Free Affecting linux-4.9 package, versions <4.9.189-3~deb8u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-LINUX49-466706
  • published20 Aug 2019
  • disclosed19 Aug 2019

Introduced: 19 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-15215  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 linux-4.9 to version 4.9.189-3~deb8u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.9 package and not the linux-4.9 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.6. There is a use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_usb.c driver.

CVSS Base Scores

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