CVE-2019-18786

Publication date 6 November 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the Renesas Digital Radio Interface (DRIF) driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize data. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-aws 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Fixed 5.3.0-1011.12
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1060.62
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored was needs-triage ESM criteria
linux-aws-5.0 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1025.28
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-5.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.3.0-1013.14~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-5.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-4.15 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Fixed 5.3.0-40.32
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-88.88
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored was needs-triage ESM criteria
linux-aws-hwe 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1060.62~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Fixed 5.3.0-1013.14
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1032.34
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1071.76
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.15.0-1071.76~14.04.1
linux-azure-edge 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Fixed 5.3.0-1012.13
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1031.32
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1055.59
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-4.15 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-5.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.3.0-1012.13~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-edge 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-4.15 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1052.55
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-5.0 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1030.31
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-5.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.3.0-1012.13~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-88.88~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored end of life, was needed
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of life, was needed
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-kvm 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Fixed 5.3.0-1010.11
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1053.53
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-trusty 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored was needs-triage ESM criteria
linux-oem 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Ignored end of life, was pending
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1073.83
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem-5.6 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem-osp1 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Ignored end of life, was pending
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1039.44
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Fixed 5.3.0-1009.10
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1033.36
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1033.36~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle-5.0 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1011.16
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle-5.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 20.04 LTS focal Ignored replaced by linux-raspi
19.10 eoan
Fixed 5.3.0-1018.20
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1055.59
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2-5.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.3.0-1018.20~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-riscv 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-snapdragon 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1072.79
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4284-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 19 February 2020
    • USN-4285-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 18 February 2020
    • USN-4287-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 18 February 2020
    • USN-4287-2
    • Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
    • 18 February 2020

Other references