Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2019-15118
check_input_term in sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 mishandles recursion, leading to kernel stack exhaustion.
EPSS: 0.008 (51.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Netapp Active_iq_unified_manager
- Netapp Data_availability_services
- Netapp H410c
- Netapp H410c_firmware
- Netapp Hci_management_node
- Netapp Solidfire
- Netapp Solidfire_baseboard_management_controller
- Netapp Solidfire_baseboard_management_controller_firmware
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-15118?
- CVE-2019-15118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-08-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-15118?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.