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CVE-2019-15099 json

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 endp…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-6173

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 4.14.157, 4.19.87, 5.3.14, 5.4.1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.3.15-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15099

  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-88.88
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1060.62
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1055.59
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-88.88~16.04.1
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1053.53
  • linux-oem Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1073.83

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15099

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel-alt RHEL 7 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a
  • perf RHEL 7 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a
  • kernel RHEL 7 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a
  • python-perf RHEL 7 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a
  • kernel-tools RHEL 7 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a
  • kernel-tools-libs RHEL 7 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 7 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 7 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:1493RHSA-2020:1567RHSA-2020:1769

  • kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.11.1
  • kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.11.1
  • kernel-rt_debug Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.11.1
  • kernel-source-rt Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.11.1
  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP1 4.12.14-8.16.1
  • kernel-syms-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP1 4.12.14-8.16.1
  • kernel-source-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP1 4.12.14-8.16.1
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 4.12.14-197.18.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:2738-1SUSE-SU-2019:2658-1SUSE-SU-2019:2424-1SUSE-SU-2019:2412-1

  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.14.6-1.4
  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.6.17-1.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
  • kernel-vanilla openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2181-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-15099 updated cvss 4.3

kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c leads to a crash

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-193.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel 4.18.0-193.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-193.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-193.el8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1769
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) perf 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a, kernel 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a, kernel-alt 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a, python-perf 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a, kernel-tools 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a, kernel-tools-libs 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1493
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1567
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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