CVE-2019-15291

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.2.9 - NULL Pointer Dereference via Malicious USB Device in flexcop_usb_probe

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/1
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-2/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/

Scores

CVSS v3 4.6
EPSS 0.0067
EPSS Percentile 47.1%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 5.2.9
Published Aug 20, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026