#VU30566 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-19530 

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#VU30566 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-19530

Published: December 3, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30566
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19530
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in the drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c driver, aka CID-c52873e5a1ef. A local user can use a malicious USB device to trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Update to version 5.2.10.

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