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CVE-2019-15223
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1.8. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.60%
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Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1.8. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the sound/usb/line6/driver.c driver.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.60% · top 51% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0b074ab7fc0d575247b9cc9f93bb7e007ca38840 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=0c1e517c657d3de2361cb0cc2d3a8663c25039a7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20190820 Linux kernel: multiple vulnerabilities in the USB subsystem x2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-4147-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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