CVE-2019-10207: linux linux_kernel NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-10207 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 29 · Related 18Timeline
- 25-11-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth implementation of UART, all versions kernel 3.x.x before 4.18.0 and kernel 5.x.x. An attacker with local access and write permissions to the Bluetooth hardware could use this flaw to issue a specially crafted ioctl function call and cause the system to crash.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST4.7MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.88%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
59%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.88% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu25 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-165.193 | < 4.15.0-60.67
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1055.59 | < 4.4.0-1095.106 | < 4.15.0-1047.49
- linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1
- linux-azure< 4.15.0-1059.64~14.04.1
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.2.6-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≥ 3.0, < 4.18.0 | ≥ 5.0, ≤ 5.4
Red hat1 product
- kernelall versions kernel 3.x.x before 4.18.0 and kernel 5.x.x
4 vendors · 28 products
References
11 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10207X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/X Refsource CONFIRM
