High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-15917

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.

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Affected products

100

osv-coords94 versions
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pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-vanilla&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1
< 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1+ 93 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-6.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-6.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-6.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-6.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-6.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-5.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-14.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-14.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 8-2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.3.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-14.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-5.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6-2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 7-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 7-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-5.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-14.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 9-2.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 7-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.0-240.el8
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-6.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7-2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 4-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4-2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
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Linux/Linux kerneldescription
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.12.61,<3.13
- (no CPE)range: <5.0.5
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenSUSE/Leap2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/56897b217a1d0a91c9920cb418d6b3fe922f590anvdPatch
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.5nvdRelease Notes

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