CVE-2019-19543
High
CVE-2019-19543
In the Linux kernel before 5.1.6, there is a use-after-free in serial_ir_init_module() in drivers/media/rc/serial_ir.c.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
December 3, 2019
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 14, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2019-19543
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In the Linux kernel before 5.1.6, there is a use-after-free in serial_ir_init_module() in drivers/media/rc/serial_ir.c.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.6
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=56cd26b618855c9af48c8301aa6754ced8dd0beb
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200924-0005/