CVE-2019-19252 (High) detected in linuxv3.10

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CVE-2019-19252 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxv3.10

Linux kernel source tree

Library home page: https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git

Found in HEAD commit: f978d7dbb980bbe5267a625da958c4226e1a8ae0

Found in base branch: cosmic-experimental-1.6

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

android_kernel_samsung_s5neolte/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
android_kernel_samsung_s5neolte/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c

Vulnerability Details

vcs_write in drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.13 does not prevent write access to vcsu devices, aka CID-0c9acb1af77a.

Publish Date: 2019-11-25

URL: CVE-2019-19252

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19252

Release Date: 2019-11-25

Fix Resolution: v5.5-rc1

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