CVE-2019-15117: linux linux_kernel
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-15117 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 21 · Related 18Timeline
- 16-08-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.61%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
49%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.61% 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: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu26 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-166.195 | < 4.15.0-66.75
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1056.60 | < 4.4.0-1096.107 | < 4.15.0-1052.54
- linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1052.54~16.04.1
- linux-azure< 4.15.0-1061.66~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1061.66 | < 5.0.0-1022.23~18.04.1
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.2.17-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 5.2.9
3 vendors · 28 products
References
26 links- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/X Refsource CONFIRM
