CVE-2019-18683
kernel: race condition in vivid_stop_generating_vid_cap(),vivid_stop_generating_vid_out(), sdr_cap_stop_streaming()
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · November 4, 2019
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. Multiple race conditions were found in the vivid driver leading to privilege escalation and in at least one case a use-after-free condition. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE not specified