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CVE-2019-2024

Publication date 19 June 2019

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

In em28xx_unregister_dvb of em28xx-dvb.c, there is a possible use after free issue. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-111761954References: Upstream kernel

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the Empia EM28xx DVB USB device driver implementation in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability when disconnecting the device. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-58.64
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-142.168
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
linux-aws 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1047.49
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1075.85
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-1038.41
linux-aws-hwe 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-1011.11~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1055.60
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
linux-azure-edge 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-1011.11~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1055.60
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-euclid 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-flo 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-edge 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-4.15 19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1040.42
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-5.0 19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-goldfish 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-grouper 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-kvm 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1042.42
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1040.46
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-trusty 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-utopic 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
linux-lts-vivid 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
linux-lts-wily 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
linux-lts-xenial 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-142.168~14.04.1
linux-maguro 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-mako 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-manta 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem 19.04 disco
Fixed 4.15.0-1050.57
18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1050.57
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle 19.04 disco
Fixed 5.0.0-1004.8
18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1021.23
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1021.23~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1043.46
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1103.111
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-snapdragon 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1060.66
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1107.112
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
linux

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4118-1
    • Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
    • 2 September 2019
    • USN-4094-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 13 August 2019

Other references