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CVE-2019-15221

kernel: Null pointer dereference in the sound/usb/line6/pcm.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.6

CVSS 3.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · August 2, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the LINE6 drivers in the Linux kernel allocated buffers for USB packets. This flaw allows an attacker with physical access to the system to crash the system.

Statement

This issue is rated as having Low impact because of the physical access needed to trigger this issue.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

To mitigate this issue, prevent module snd-usb-line6 from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.6
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer