CVE-2019-15505
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 23, 2019 at 05:18 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:20 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/technisat-usb2.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 has an out-of-bounds read via crafted USB device traffic (which may be remote via usbip or usbredir).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 3.16.773.17 ≤ v < 4.4.1944.10 ≤ v < 4.14.1464.15 ≤ v < 4.19.754.20 ≤ v < 5.2.174.5 ≤ v < 4.9.1945.3 ≤ v < 5.3.1
Affected range stops below 3.16.77, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.14.146, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.19.75, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.194, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.9.194, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.2.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.linuxtv.org/media_tree.git/commit/?id=0c4df39e504bf925ab666132ac3c98d6cbbe380b
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3RUDQJXRJQVGHCGR4YZWTQ3ECBI7TXH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4JZ6AEUKFWBHQAROGMQARJ274PQP2QP/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-2/
References (18)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.linuxtv.org/media_tree.git/commit/?id=0c4df39e504bf925ab666132ac3c98d6cbbe380bMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3RUDQJXRJQVGHCGR4YZWTQ3ECBI7TXH/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4JZ6AEUKFWBHQAROGMQARJ274PQP2QP/x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/b9b256cb-95f2-5fa1-9956-5a602a017c11%40gmail.com/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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