VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-15118
check_input_term in sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 mishandles recursion, leading to kernel stack exhaustion.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.76%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
check_input_term in sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 mishandles recursion, leading to kernel stack exhaustion.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.76% probability · 55th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-674
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/data availability services · netapp/hci management node · netapp/solidfire · netapp/solidfire baseboard management controller firmware · netapp/h410c firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlMailing List
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/?id=19bce474c45be69a284ecee660aa12d8f1e88f18Mailing List, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlMailing List
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00000.htmlMailing List
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190815043554.16623-1-benquike%40gmail.com/Mailing List, Patch
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/41Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4531Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlMailing List
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/?id=19bce474c45be69a284ecee660aa12d8f1e88f18Mailing List, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlMailing List
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00000.htmlMailing List
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190815043554.16623-1-benquike%40gmail.com/Mailing List, Patch
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/41Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.