CVE-2019-15213

moderate-risk
Published 2019-08-19

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3. There is a use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c driver.

Do I need to act?

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0.18% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.6/10 Medium
PHYSICAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (7)

Affected Vendors

Linux Netapp Opensuse

References (12)

Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
Release Notes https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c...
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
Exploit https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=a53c9c9dd2981bfdbfbcbc1ddbd35595eda8bced
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
Release Notes https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c...
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
Exploit https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=a53c9c9dd2981bfdbfbcbc1ddbd35595eda8bced
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate