Use-after-free vulnerability in Linux kernel before 5.2.10 in drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c driver

Use-after-free vulnerability in Linux kernel before 5.2.10 in drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c driver

CVE-2019-19527 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

In the Linux kernel before 5.2.10, there is a use-after-free bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c driver, aka CID-9c09b214f30e.

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