NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.el7

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/media/usb/zr364xx/zr364xx.c driver.

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15217
• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5d2e73a5f80a5b5aff3caf1ec6d39b5b3f54b26e
• https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=9c0c178c24d828a7378f483309001329750aad64
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/22/5
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4060
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4286-1/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4286-2/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4302-1/