CVE-2019-15117

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 5.2.9 - Out-of-Bounds Memory Access in USB Audio Mixer Descriptor Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

parse_audio_mixer_unit in sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 mishandles a short descriptor, leading to out-of-bounds memory access.

References (17)

Core 17
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/41
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4531
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-2/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0061
EPSS Percentile 44.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 5.2.9
Published Aug 16, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026