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CVE-2019-18786 (GCVE-0-2019-18786)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-06 02:29 – Updated: 2024-08-05 02:02
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Summary
In the Linux kernel through 5.3.8, f->fmt.sdr.reserved is uninitialized in rcar_drif_g_fmt_sdr_cap in drivers/media/platform/rcar_drif.c, which could cause a memory disclosure problem.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4285-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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