CVE-2019-15117

Published: Aug 16, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 5.2.9

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (34)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/?id=daac07156b330b18eb5071aec4b3ddca1c377f2c

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00000.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190814023625.21683-1-benquike%40gmail.com/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/41

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K16449953?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4531

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html