Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:4.18.0-240.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-3797080
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 21 Aug 2019
How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:4.18.0-240.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:4431.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs package and not the kernel-tools-libs package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel before 5.3.4, there is an info-leak bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c driver, aka CID-a10feaf8c464.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19533
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a10feaf8c464c3f9cfdd3a8a7ce17e1c0d498da1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/03/4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4431
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html
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