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CVE-2019-15221

Publication date 19 August 2019

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

4.6 · Medium

Score breakdown

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1.17. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the sound/usb/line6/pcm.c driver.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the Line 6 POD USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate data size information from the device. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Fixed 5.0.0-31.33
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-60.67
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-174.204
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
linux-aws 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Fixed 5.0.0-1018.20
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1047.49
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1102.113
14.04 LTS trusty
linux-aws-5.0 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-aws-hwe 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Fixed 5.0.0-1022.23
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1022.23~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1056.61
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored
linux-azure-5.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-azure-edge 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1022.23~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1056.61
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Fixed 5.0.0-1020.20
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1042.45
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1041.43
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-5.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gcp-edge 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1042.45
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-4.15 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1041.43
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-5.0 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-gke-5.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-31.33~18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-60.67~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-hwe-edge 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-60.67~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-kvm 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Fixed 5.0.0-1019.20
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1043.43
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1066.73
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-trusty 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-lts-xenial 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
linux-oem 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan
Fixed 4.15.0-1059.68
19.04 disco Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1056.65
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem-5.6 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oem-osp1 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan
Fixed 5.0.0-1024.27
19.04 disco Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 5.0.0-1024.27
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Fixed 5.0.0-1004.8
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1022.25
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1022.25~16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle-5.0 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-oracle-5.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2 20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Fixed 5.0.0-1019.19
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1044.47
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1129.138
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-raspi2-5.3 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
linux-snapdragon 20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco
Fixed 5.0.0-1023.24
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1062.69
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1133.141
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Notes

tyhicks

Setting priority to negligible since this simple DoS requires a malicious USB device to be inserted into the system

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
linux

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 4.6 · Medium
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

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    • USN-4286-1
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Other references