Vulnerability CVE-2019-15290
Published: 2019-08-20

Description:
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the ath6kl_usb_alloc_urb_from_pipe function in the drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c driver.

Type:

CWE-476

 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.9/10
6.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Complete
Affected software
Linux -> Linux kernel 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/1
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=cd8b9cfe50a0bf36ee19eda2d7e2e06843dfbeaf
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