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Use After Free

CVE-2019-15919

Low
2.1/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.10. SMB2_write in fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c has a use-after-free.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-416 - Use After Free

Use-after-free (UaF) vulnerability occurs when the application is using a pointer to memory that has been freed. Any attempt to read/write to a buffer after it is de-allocated allows memory corruption, sensitive information exposure, and can potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published