vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2019-15117: kernel: out of bounds memory access in parse_audio_mixer_unit in sound/usb/mixer.c
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 16, 2019 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 16, 2019
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
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
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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