CVE-2019-15291 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv4.1.33

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CVE-2019-15291 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv4.1.33

Julia Cartwright's fork of linux-stable-rt.git

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/julia/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in HEAD commit: 3e3e73fc07b87b414cc43712be62ebb4ac7de2e9

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/media/usb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c /drivers/media/usb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2019-08-20

URL: CVE-2019-15291

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.6)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Physical - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.linuxkernelcves.com/cves/CVE-2019-15291

Release Date: 2019-08-20

Fix Resolution: v5.5-rc1,v3.16.79,v4.14.157,v4.19.87,v4.4.204,v4.9.204,v5.3.14,v5.4.1

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