CVE-2019-15214

Name: CVE-2019-15214
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-08-19T22:15:11.317+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.4/10EPSS 0.58%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-15214 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.4/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.10. There is a use-after-free in the sound subsystem because card disconnection causes certain data structures to be deleted too early. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.10. There is a use-after-free in the sound subsystem because card disconnection causes certain data structures to be deleted too early. This is related to sound/core/init.c and sound/core/info.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.4/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.58%

43.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 5.0.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Opensuse	Leap	15.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlThird 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-5.0.10Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2a3f7221acddfe1caa9ff09b3a8158c39b2fdeacPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8c2f870890fd28e023b0fcf49dcee333f2c8bad7Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=75903e0021cef79bc434d068b5169b599b2a46a9Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlThird 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-5.0.10Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2a3f7221acddfe1caa9ff09b3a8158c39b2fdeacPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8c2f870890fd28e023b0fcf49dcee333f2c8bad7Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=75903e0021cef79bc434d068b5169b599b2a46a9Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-15214?

How severe is CVE-2019-15214?

CVE-2019-15214 has a CVSS score of 6.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.58% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15214?

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Source: NVD / NIST