vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2019-15218: kernel: null pointer dereference in the drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c driver
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 19, 2019 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 19, 2019
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1.8. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c driver.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
Rapid7 Labs
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