CVE-2019-15216 Null dereference in n/a
A malicious USB device can trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel yurex driver, causing a system crash.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-15216?
CVE-2019-15216 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 19 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.14. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c driver.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15216?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Data Availability Services, Netapp H410c Firmware and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15216?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-15216 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15216 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15216, GHSA-jrr2-j77f-qhr2, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15216.