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CVE-2019-15212

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1.8. There is a double-free caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/rio500.c driver.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.6, with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from linux, from netapp, from netapp and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-08-19T22:15:11.177

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:28:12.087

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-415

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 5.1.8	Yes
Operating System	netapp	h410c_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	netapp	h410c	-	No
Application	netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	-	Yes
Application	netapp	data_availability_services	-	Yes
Application	netapp	solidfire_\&_hci_management_node	-	Yes
Hardware	netapp	solidfire_baseboard_management_controller	-	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	19.04	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	15.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	15.1	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.8 Release Notes ([email protected])
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3864d33943b4a76c6e64616280e98d2410b1190f Patch ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=64aa96c96f594a77eb8d945df21ec76dd35573b3 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.8 Release Notes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3864d33943b4a76c6e64616280e98d2410b1190f Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=64aa96c96f594a77eb8d945df21ec76dd35573b3 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.