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CVE-2019-25162

i2c: Fix a potential use after free

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i2c: Fix a potential use after free

Free the adap structure only after we are done using it.
This patch just moves the put_device() down a bit to avoid the
use after free.

[wsa: added comment to the code, added Fixes tag]

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: i2c: corrige un use after free que libera la estructura adap solo después de que hayamos terminado de usarla. Este parche simplemente mueve put_device() un poco hacia abajo para evitar el use after free. [wsa: comentario agregado al código, etiqueta de correcciones agregada]

An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the i2c driver module in the Linux kernel.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-26 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-02-26 CVE Published
  • 2024-04-21 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-19 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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>= 4.3 < 4.14.291
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Linux
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>= 4.3 < 4.19.256
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Linux
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>= 4.3 < 5.4.211
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Linux
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>= 4.3 < 5.10.137
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Linux
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>= 4.3 < 5.15.61
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Linux
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>= 4.3 < 5.18.18
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Linux
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>= 4.3 < 5.19.2
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Linux
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>= 4.3 < 6.0
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