CVE-2019-19768

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.4.0-rc2 - Use-After-Free in blktrace

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel 5.4.0-rc2, there is a use-after-free (read) in the __blk_add_trace function in kernel/trace/blktrace.c (which is used to fill out a blk_io_trace structure and place it in a per-cpu sub-buffer).

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205711
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4344-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4342-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4346-1/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0415
EPSS Percentile 89.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel 5.4.0 (3 CPE variants)
Published Dec 12, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026