CVE-2019-15222 — An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.8. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the sound/usb/helper.c (motu_microbookii) driver.
Published
2019-08-19T21:45:29.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T00:42:00.700Z
01What is this vulnerability?
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.8. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the sound/usb/helper.c (motu_microbookii) driver.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
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: 2019-08-19T21:45:29.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T00:42:00.700Z
09References
- cdn.kernel.org — https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.8
- git.kernel.org — https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5d…
- syzkaller.appspot.com — https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=3ec1dad62657fef22282536d7532dbb65eee778a
- www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
- security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
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