Use After Free Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-240.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PERF-3831666
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 15 Nov 2019
Introduced: 15 Nov 2019
CVE-2019-19524 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 perf 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 perf package and not the perf package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel before 5.3.12, there is a use-after-free bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/input/ff-memless.c driver, aka CID-fa3a5a1880c9.
References
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19524
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.12
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa3a5a1880c91bb92594ad42dfe9eedad7996b86
- 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/2019-12/msg00029.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4228-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4228-2/
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