Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-147.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDOC-3505984
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Sept 2019

Introduced: 4 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-15927  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-147.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:3517.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.20.2. An out-of-bounds access exists in the function build_audio_procunit in the file sound/usb/mixer.c.

CVSS Scores

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