UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19824

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19824

    Published: 3 Dec 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-19824
    Aliases:
    USN-3879-1
    USN-3879-2
    USN-3930-1

    Summary:

    Details: In the Linux kernel through 4.19.6, a local user could exploit a use-after-free in the ALSA driver by supplying a malicious USB Sound device (with zero interfaces) that is mishandled in usb_audio_probe in sound/usb/card.c.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19824, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3879-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3879-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3930-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3930-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3931-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3931-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3933-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3933-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19824

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-168.218

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High