CVE-2019-15213 — An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3. There is a use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c driver.
Published
2019-08-19T22:15:11.253
Last modified
2026-05-28T19:16:30.633
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
01What is this vulnerability?
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3. There is a use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c driver.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2019-08-19T22:15:11.253
- Last modified: 2026-05-28T19:16:30.633
09References
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
- www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
- cdn.kernel.org — https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c…
- security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
- syzkaller.appspot.com — https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=a53c9c9dd2981bfdbfbcbc1ddbd35595eda8bced
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
- www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
- cdn.kernel.org — https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c…
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