Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-rt-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELRTMODULESEXTRA-3725432
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Aug 2019

Introduced: 2 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-15221  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-rt-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1567.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-modules-extra package and not the kernel-rt-modules-extra 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 5.1.17. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the sound/usb/line6/pcm.c driver.

CVSS Scores

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