CVE-2019-15927
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2019 at 08:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.20.2. An out-of-bounds access exists in the function build_audio_procunit in the file sound/usb/mixer.c.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.16.663.17 ≤ v < 3.18.1323.19 ≤ v < 4.4.1704.10 ≤ v < 4.14.934.15 ≤ v < 4.19.154.20 ≤ v < 4.20.24.5 ≤ v < 4.9.150
Affected range stops below 3.16.66, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.18.132, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.14.93, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.19.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.20.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.170, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.9.150, 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.2
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f4351a199cc120ff9d59e06d02e8657d08e6cc46
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.2x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f4351a199cc120ff9d59e06d02e8657d08e6cc46x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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