CVE-2019-15211 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv4.1

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CVE-2019-15211 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv4.1

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/zanussi/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in HEAD commit: d320b28538efef34097703b1fd51d4131f87b779

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (3)

/drivers/media/radio/radio-raremono.c /drivers/media/radio/radio-raremono.c /drivers/media/radio/radio-raremono.c

Vulnerability Details

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/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c driver because drivers/media/radio/radio-raremono.c does not properly allocate memory.

Publish Date: 2019-08-19

URL: CVE-2019-15211

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.6)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Physical - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-15211

Release Date: 2019-08-19

Fix Resolution: v5.3-rc1

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.