CVE-2019-15099: canonical ubuntu_linux NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-15099 is a high (CVSS 7.8) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 4% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 11Timeline
- 16-08-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.8 has a NULL pointer dereference via an incomplete address in an endpoint descriptor.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
3.77%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.77% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu32 products
- linux< 4.15.0-88.88
- linux-aws< 4.15.0-1060.62
- linux-aws-5.0< 5.0.0-1024.27~18.04.1
- linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1060.62~16.04.1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 19.10
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.3.15-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≥ 4.14, < 4.14.157 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.87 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.3.14 | ≥ 5.4.0, < 5.4.1
4 vendors · 35 products
References
18 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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- git.kernel.org/pub/…REPORT
