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Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-15917: ELSA-2020-4060: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 4, 2019
Added
Oct 7, 2020
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.5. There is a use-after-free issue when hci_uart_register_dev() fails in hci_uart_set_proto() in drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the HCI UART driver. A local attacker with access permissions to the Bluetooth device can issue an ioctl, which triggers the hci_uart_set_proto() function in drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c. The flaw in this function can cause memory corruption or a denial of service because of a use-after-free issue when the hci_uart_register_dev() fails.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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