CVE-2019-15291

low-risk
Published 2019-08-20

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the flexcop_usb_probe function in the drivers/media/usb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c driver.

Do I need to act?

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0.10% 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 (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (32)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00036.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00037.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackwar...
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/1
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
Exploit https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=c0203bd72037d07493f4b7562411e4f5f4553a8f
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00036.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00037.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackwar...
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
and 12 more references
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low-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal