CVE-2019-10638

The CVE-2019-10638 entry concerns the Linux kernel IT: the IP ID values used for connectionless protocols (UDP/ICMP) in kernels prior to 5.1.7. The underlying issue is weak hashing of IP IDs, enabling an attacker to track a host across networks by correlating IDs and potentially obtain the hashin...

CVE-2019-14284

CVE-2019-14284 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.2.3, where floppy.c can suffer a division-by-zero in setup_format_params. Two consecutive ioctls can trigger a DOs: the first ioctl sets geometry (.sect/.rate) such that F_SECT_PER_TRACK becomes zero; the second triggers the floppy format operati...

CVE-2018-20856

CVE-2018-20856 : Linux kernel before 4.18.7 contains a use-after-free in block/blk-core.c__blk_drain_queue() when an error case is mishandled. This could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. The issue was addressed in the 4.18.7 patch releas...

CVE-2019-17666

CVE-2019-17666 affects the Linux kernel Realtek rtlwifi driver (rtl_p2p_noa_ie in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c). The root cause is a missing upper-bound check that leads to a buffer overflow. Impact stated in sources includes memory corruption and potential remote code execution, wit...

CVE-2019-15505

CVE-2019-15505 affects the technisat-usb2 media driver in Linux kernels up to 5.2.9. The issue arises from improper validation of incoming IR packets, leading to a heap buffer over-read. An attacker capable of adding USB devices (potentially via remote USB technologies like usbip/usbredir) could ...

CVE-2019-11478

CVE-2019-11478 describes a DoS in the Linux kernel TCP SACK handling where the TCP retransmission queue can fragment, leading to degraded performance or denial of service when processing crafted SACK sequences. The initial entry notes a fixed commit f070ef2ac66716357066b683fb0baf55f8191a2e and st...

CVE-2019-14283

CVE-2019-14283 affects the Linux kernel up to version 5.2.2, where floppy drive handling in set_geometry() in drivers/block/floppy.c fails to validate sect and head, enabling an integer overflow and out-of-bounds read. This can be triggered by an unprivileged local user when a floppy is present (...

CVE-2019-11884

The CVE-2019-11884 entry affects the Linux kernel's HIDP path. It concerns the do_hidp_sock_ioctl in net/bluetooth/hidp/sock.c, where a HIDPCONNADD command can leak data from kernel stack memory due to a name field not properly ending with a NUL terminator. The vulnerability allows local attacker...

CVE-2019-15927

CVE-2019-15927: A Linux kernel issue before 4.20.2 allows an out-of-bounds access in build_audio_procunit() within sound/usb/mixer.c, enabling local exploitation under affected kernels. The vulnerability is triggered by an out-of-bounds access in the function, as documented in the CVE entry and t...

CVE-2019-11487

The CVE-2019-11487 issue affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.1-rc5, enabling a page->_refcount overflow that can cause use-after-free when large RAM (≈140 GiB) is present, notably under FUSE workloads (fs/fuse/dev.c, mm/gup.c, mm/hugetlb.c, etc.). Affects multiple kernel components (fs/fuse, f...

CVE-2018-20836

CVE-2018-20836 : A race condition in the Linux kernel before 4.20, specifically in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c (smp_task_timedout() vs smp_task_done()), can lead to a use-after-free. Affected: Linux kernel versions prior to 4.20. Impact is described as high by CVSS. The provided documents ...

CVE-2019-11810

CVE-2019-11810 affects the Linux kernel up to version before 5.0.7. A NULL pointer dereference can occur when megasas_create_frame_pool() fails inside megasas_alloc_cmds() in drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c, leading to a Denial of Service tied to a use-after-free. Public advisories note...

CVE-2019-19767

CVE-2019-19767 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.4.2, due to mishandling of ext4_expand_extra_isize which can cause use-after-free in __ext4_expand_extra_isize and ext4_xattr_set_entry (fs/ext4/inode.c and fs/ext4/super.c; CID-4ea99936a163). This is a kernel-level vulnerability impacting ext4-r...

CVE-2019-15666

CVE-2019-15666 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.0.19, with an out-of-bounds array access in __xfrm_policy_unlink caused by improper directory validation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c. This can lead to denial of service. Nexus/connected advisories confirm the same impact and recommend upgrading the k...

CVE-2018-20855

CVE-2018-20855 affects Linux kernel before 4.18.7. In mlx5InfiniBand, create_qp_common (mlx5_ib_create_qp_resp) was never initialized, leaking stack memory to userspace. Upstream fix shipped with kernel 4.18.7 (commit 0625b4ba1a5d4703c7fb01c497bd6c156908af00). Mitigation: upgrade to 4.18.7+ or ap...

CVE-2018-20976

CVE-2018-20976 affects the Linux kernel prior to 4.18, specifically a use-after-free in fs/xfs/xfs_super.c related to xfs_fs_fill_super during mount failure. The vulnerability can lead to memory corruption or crash and is exploitable via a local attack, with no authentication required per the CVE...

CVE-2019-20054

CVE-2019-20054 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.0.6, with a NULL pointer dereference in drop_sysctl_table() in fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c (related to put_links, CID-23da9588037e). The fix is included in kernel 5.0.6 (and later). Public exploit details are not provided in the supplied documents. Rec...

CVE-2019-5108

CVE-2019-5108 is an exploitable denial-of-service in the Linux kernel prior to mainline 5.3. An attacker can trigger IAPP location updates for stations before authentication completes by forging Authentication/Association Request packets, leading to potential CAM-table attacks or traffic flapping...

CVE-2019-15221

CVE-2019-15221 affects the Linux kernel up to version 5.1.17. A NULL pointer dereference can be triggered by a malicious USB device via the sound/usb/line6/pcm.c driver, leading to denial of service or system instability. Affected component is the kernel sound USB Line6 PCM driver; root cause is ...

CVE-2019-12819

CVE-2019-12819 affects the Linux kernel (pre-5.0) where __mdiobus_register() in drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c calls put_device(), triggering a fixed_mdio_bus_init use-after-free and resulting in a denial of service. The connected Nessus/OpenVAS entries replicate this description and note local explo...

CVE-2019-19532

CVE-2019-19532 affects the Linux kernel up to 5.3.8, with multiple out-of-bounds write bugs triggered by a malicious USB device in HID drivers (e.g., HID-AXFF, HID-EMSFF, HID-LOGITECH-HIDPP, HID-MICROSOFT, HID-SONY, HID-TMFF, HID-ZPFF, and others). The root cause is out-of-bounds writes in HID dr...

CVE-2019-19523

CVE-2019-19523 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.3.7, where a use-after-free can be caused by a malicious USB device via the drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c driver (CID-44efc269db79). Affected systems include distributions referenced in accompanying advisories (e.g., MiracleLinux 8, Unity Linux 20.x)...

CVE-2019-15292

CVE-2019-15292 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 5.0.9 involving a use-after-free in the Appletalk subsystem (atalk_proc_exit), related to the files net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c, net/appletalk/ddp.c, and net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c. The issue is documented in multiple connected Nes...

CVE-2019-15220

CVE-2019-15220 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.2.1 and involves a use-after-free in the p54usb.c driver caused by a malicious USB device. The issue can lead to a denial of service via kernel memory corruption when a vulnerable USB device is connected to drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54. The ...

CVE-2019-19045

CVE-2019-19045 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.3.11 due to a memory leak in mlx5_fpga_conn_create_cq() (drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/conn.c). The issue allows local attackers to cause memory DoS by triggering mlx5_vector2eqn() failures. Ubuntu/Unity/SUSE advisories cite the sa...

CVE-2019-11190

CVE-2019-11190 affects the Linux kernel prior to 4.8. Local users could bypass ASLR on setuid programs (e.g., /bin/su) due to install_exec_creds() being invoked late in load_elf_binary() in fs/binfmt_elf.c, creating a race in ptrace_may_access() when reading /proc/pid/stat. Connected advisories (...

CVE-2019-15090

CVE-2019-15090 affects the Linux kernel driver component drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_dbg.c, with an out-of-bounds read in the qedi_dbg_* family of functions for versions before 5.1.12. The issue can enable a local attacker to read memory due to improper bounds handling, as described in the CVE entry. ...

CVE-2019-15217

The CVE-2019-15217 entry concerns a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3, triggered by a malicious USB device via the zr364xx USB driver (drivers/media/usb/zr364xx/zr364xx.c). The issue can lead to a denial of service on a physical USB attack vector. Public references indicat...

CVE-2018-21008

CVE-2018-21008 affects the Linux kernel up to version 4.16.6, with a use-after-free in rsi_mac80211_detach (drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mac80211.c). Nessus/nvd-derived docs consistently reference this flaw across Unity Linux advisories and related feeds, confirming the vulnerable component a...

CVE-2019-11486

The CVE-2019-11486 entry describes multiple race conditions in the Siemens R3964 line discipline driver (drivers/tty/n_r3964.c) of the Linux kernel, affecting versions before 5.0.8. This yields local exploitation potential with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. A fix is av...

CVE-2019-19533

CVE-2019-19533 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.3.4 and is caused by an info-leak in the ttusb_dec.c USB driver (drivers/media/usb/ttusb-dec/ttusb_dec.c) when handling a malicious USB device. The vulnerability can lead to partial information disclosure (confidentiality impact). Public referenc...

CVE-2019-20096

CVE-2019-20096 affects the Linux kernel before 5.1, where a memory leak in __feat_register_sp() (net/dccp/feat.c) can lead to denial of service. The Unity Linux Nessus advisories (UTSA-2026-003899/004383/000228) reference the same description block, confirming the issue and impact. No specific pa...

CVE-2019-18660

CVE-2019-18660 affects: Linux kernel on PowerPC. Summary: Information exposure due to Spectre-RSB mitigation not being active on all applicable CPUs, related to arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S and arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c. Impact: potential partial leakage of sensitive data through side chan...

CVE-2019-19067

Summary (CVE-2019-19067) Four memory leaks in the acp_hw_init() function of amdgpu/acp.c in the Linux kernel (before 5.3.8) can cause memory consumption and denial of service when mfd_add_hotplug_devices() or pm_genpd_add_device() fail. The issue is reported as exploitable by a local attacker wit...

CVE-2019-13233

CVE-2019-13233 affects Linux kernel arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c with a use-after-free in LDT entry access caused by a race between modify_ldt() and a #BR exception for an MPX bounds violation. F5 advisory notes the vulnerability in Linux kernel before 5.1.9 and cites the ChangeLog-5.1.9 as the fix. ...

CVE-2019-15214

CVE-2019-15214 refers to a use-after-free in the Linux kernel sound subsystem (before 5.0.10), triggered when a card is disconnected and data structures are deleted too early. Affected components: sound/core/init.c and sound/core/info.c. Impact described in sources: local attacker could potential...

CVE-2019-19065

CVE-2019-19065 corresponds to a memory leak in the Linux kernel’s sdma_init() (drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sdma.c). The condition is triggered by rhashtable_init() failures during sdma_init(), leading to memory consumption and potential DoS. The root cause is that the call path invokes sdma_init()...

CVE-2019-19537

CVE-2019-19537 is a race condition in the Linux kernel USB stack (drivers/usb/core/file.c and related USB character device layer) triggered by a malicious USB device. The vulnerability could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service by making the kernel stop responding. Public reference...

CVE-2019-15219

This CVE (CVE-2019-15219) affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.1.8. Description confirms a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c, enabling local hardware interaction to crash the system. Connected advisories (Unity Linux UTSA-2026-003808 a...

CVE-2019-19534

Summary: CVE-2019-19534 affects the Linux kernel before 5.3.11, enabling a local info-leak via the Peak USB CAN driver (drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_core.c) when a malicious USB device is connected. The root cause is missing initialization of certain structures in the peak_usb CAN driver...

CVE-2016-10905

CVE-2016-10905: A use-after-free in Linux kernel fs/gfs2/rgrp.c (pre-4.8) is caused by gfs2_clear_rgrpd and read_rindex_entry. Several Nessus/OpenVAS/SUSE/F5 advisories reference this CVE and map it to vulnerable kernel versions and affected distributions; the public text confirms the flaw but do...

CVE-2019-20095

CVE-2019-20095 affects the Linux kernel mwifiex driver (drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c). The description states that certain error-handling paths do not free allocated hostcmd memory, causing a memory leak that can lead to a denial of service. The issue is fixed in kernel version...

CVE-2019-15921

CVE-2019-15921 : In the Linux kernel prior to 5.0.6, a memory leak occurs in genl_register_family() when idr_alloc() fails (net/netlink/genetlink.c). This can lead to resource leakage in affected systems. Root cause is a failure path not freeing partial allocations; impact is limited to memory/re...

CVE-2019-16994

CVE-2019-16994 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.0, where a memory leak in sit_init_net() (net/ipv6/sit.c) may occur if register_netdev() fails to register sitn->fb_tunnel_dev, potentially enabling denial of service. Connected advisories (e.g., Unity/UTSA) corroborate the kernel version rang...

CVE-2019-19966

CVE-2019-19966 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.1.6, where a use-after-free in cpia2_exit() (drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_v4l.c) can lead to denial of service. Connected advisories (Unity Linux UTSA-2026-004036 and related Nessus plugins) reference the same issue and note a fix in kernel 5.1....

CVE-2019-15807

CVE-2019-15807 : In the Linux kernel prior to 5.1.13, there is a memory leak in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c when SAS expander discovery fails, which can cause a BUG and result in a denial of service. The issue is addressed in kernel 5.1.13 as indicated by ChangeLog-5.1.13. Affected product...

CVE-2019-19524

CVE-2019-19524 affects the Linux kernel (before 5.3.12) with a use-after-free in drivers/input/ff-memless.c caused by a malicious USB device, leading to kernel panics. upstream patch available (e.g., ChangeLog-5.3.12) and vendor advisories reference mitigations and fixes. The connected documents ...

CVE-2019-15216

CVE-2019-15216 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.0.14, with a NULL pointer dereference triggered by a malicious USB device in drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c. Exploitation could cause a denial of service; impact is indicated as HIGH for availability. A fix is available in kernel 5.0.14 and later. Reme...

CVE-2019-15924

CVE-2019-15924 : The issue is in the Linux kernel before 5.0.11, where fm10k_init_module in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c can dereference NULL when an alloc_workqueue failure occurs due to missing -ENOMEM handling. This can lead to a crash or potential denial of service on affecte...

CVE-2019-15218

CVE-2019-15218: Linux kernel before 5.1.8 contains a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c triggered by a malicious USB device. Affected is the Linux kernel version range up to 5.1.7; exploitation could lead to a crash or denial of service on affected systems. Remediation i...