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CVE-2019-15221

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1.17. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1.17. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the sound/usb/line6/pcm.c driver.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00147
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

9
linux kernel< 5.1.17
netapp h410c firmwareall versions
netapp active iq unified managerall versions
netapp data availability servicesall versions
netapp solidfire \& hci management nodeall versions
netapp solidfire baseboard management controllerall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
debian linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocsyzkaller.appspot.com · bug?id=240f09164db2c3d3af33a117c713dc7650dc29d6syzkaller.appspot.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Aug 2019 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

22
rhsaRHSA-2020:1769Low
rhsaRHSA-2020:1567Moderate
usnUSN-4286-2
usnUSN-4286-1
rhsaRHSA-2020:1016Moderate
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References & Sources

14
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.17Release Notes
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3450121997ce872eb7f1248417225827ea249710Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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