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CVE-2019-15118

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Description

check_input_term in sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 mishandles recursion, leading to kernel stack exhaustion.

References

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https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4531

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/41

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190815043554.16623-1-benquike%40gmail.com/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00000.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/?id=19bce474c45be69a284ecee660aa12d8f1e88f18

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-08-16

Updated: 2024-02-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00136

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