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Debian: CVE-2019-15117: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-15117: linux -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/16/2019
Created
09/26/2019
Added
09/25/2019
Modified
07/07/2020

Description

parse_audio_mixer_unit in sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 mishandles a short descriptor, leading to out-of-bounds memory access.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

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