CVE-2019-15211

Name: CVE-2019-15211
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-08-19T22:15:11.097+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.6/10EPSS 0.76%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-15211 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.6/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.6. There is a use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c driver because drivers/media/radio/radio-raremono.c does not properly allocate memory.. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.6. There is a use-after-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c driver because drivers/media/radio/radio-raremono.c does not properly allocate memory.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4.6/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.76%

50.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 5.2.6
Netapp	H410c Firmware	All versions
Netapp	Active Iq Unified Manager	All versions
Netapp	Data Availability Services	All versions
Netapp	Solidfire \& Hci Management Node	All versions
Netapp	Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller	All versions
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.04
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.6Release Notes
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c666355e60ddb4748ead3bdd983e3f7f2224aaf0Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=775f90f43cfd6f8ac6c15251ce68e604453da226Exploit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.6Release Notes
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c666355e60ddb4748ead3bdd983e3f7f2224aaf0Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=775f90f43cfd6f8ac6c15251ce68e604453da226Exploit
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 19, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-15211?

How severe is CVE-2019-15211?

CVE-2019-15211 has a CVSS score of 4.6/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15211?

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Source: NVD / NIST