CVE-2019-15217 json
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3.
published 2019-08-19 7 y ago modified 2026-10-08 31 d ago also EUVD-2019-6230
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/usb/zr364xx/zr364xx.c driver.
Patch / fix
- linux linux_kernel 5.2.3
- linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.2.6-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15217
- linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-174.204
- linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-91.92
- linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1102.113
- linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1063.67
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1058.62
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1
- linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-91.92~16.04.1
- linux-hwe Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-31.33~18.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15217
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- kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.el7
- perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.el7
- bpftool RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.el7
- python-perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.el7
- kernel-kdump RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.el7
- kernel-tools RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.el7
- kernel-tools-libs RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.el7
- kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 7 3.10.0-1160.el7
red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4060RHSA-2020:4062
- kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +1 more 4.4.121-92.125.1
- kernel-source SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +1 more 4.4.121-92.125.1
- kernel-default SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +2 more 4.4.121-92.125.1
- kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_33 SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud 7 1-3.5.1
- kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +4 more 4.4.180-94.107.1
- kernel-source SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +4 more 4.4.180-94.107.1
- kernel-default SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +5 more 4.4.180-94.107.1
- kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_29 SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 +3 more 1-4.3.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:2984-1SUSE-SU-2019:2949-1SUSE-SU-2019:14218-1SUSE-SU-2019:2950-1SUSE-SU-2019:2756-1SUSE-SU-2019:2738-1
- kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
- kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
- kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
- kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
- kernel-vanilla openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
- kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
- kernel-obs-build openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
- kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.0 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2019:2181-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2173-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2019-15217 updated cvss 4.6
kernel: null pointer dereference in drivers/media/usb/zr364xx/zr364xx.c driver
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, kernel-alt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 moreaffected: workaround, no fix available “To mitigate this issue, prevent module zr364xx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.”
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Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmwareaffected: workaround, no fix planned “To mitigate this issue, prevent module zr364xx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.el7fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module zr364xx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2020:4060
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module zr364xx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2020:4062
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-1160.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.el7fixed: vendor fix “To mitigate this issue, prevent module zr364xx from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.” RHSA-2020:4060
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernelnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 31 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- syzkaller.appspot.com https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=9c0c178c24d828a7378f483309001329750aad64 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
- Technology feeds
References
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git.kernel.org
/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5d2e73a5f80a5b5aff3caf1ec6d39b5b3f54b26e
patch
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syzkaller.appspot.com
/bug?id=9c0c178c24d828a7378f483309001329750aad64
exploit, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/4147-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/4286-2/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/4286-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/4302-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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cdn.kernel.org
/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3
release-notes
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/2
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/3
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/4
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/5
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
third-party-advisory
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.debian.org
/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-15217
- NVD CVE-2019-15217
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