CVE-2019-15218
Publication date 19 August 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1.8. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c driver.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that the Siano USB MDTV receiver device driver in the Linux kernel made improper assumptions about the device characteristics. A physically proximate attacker could use this cause a denial of service (system crash).
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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linux | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-60.67
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-157.185
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-aws | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1047.49
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1090.101
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-aws-5.0 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-aws-hwe | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1022.23~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1056.61
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-azure-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1022.23~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1056.61
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1042.45
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1041.43
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1042.45
|
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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 |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1041.43
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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 |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1
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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 |
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 |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-31.33~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-60.67~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-edge | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-60.67~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-kvm | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1043.43
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1052.59
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-trusty | 20.04 LTS focal | 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 |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-oem | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1056.65
|
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16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oem-5.6 | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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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 |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1024.27
|
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle | 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1022.25
|
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1022.25~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle-5.0 | 20.04 LTS focal | 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 |
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
|
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1044.47
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1117.126
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi2-5.3 | 20.04 LTS focal | 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 |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1062.69
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1121.127
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
tyhicks
Setting priority to negligible since this simple DoS requires a malicious USB device to be inserted into the system
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
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4147-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 4 October 2019
- USN-4118-1
- Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
- 2 September 2019
- USN-4115-1
- Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- 2 September 2019
Other references
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.8
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=31e0456de5be379b10fea0fa94a681057114a96e
- https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=4a5d7c8c2b6dbedb5b7218c6d7e8666bd2387517
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15218