kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c leads to a crash
Published Aug 16, 2019
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.72%
Description
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 has a NULL pointer dereference via an incomplete address in an endpoint descriptor.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 5.2.9
Configuration 2
- n/a
- ≥ 9.5
- n/a
- n/a
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 19.04
- 15.0
- 15.1
Configuration 3
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
No mitigation is required as Red Hat kernels are not affected.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.72% (0.00721) | 52.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.72% (0.00721) | 48.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.17% (0.00166) | 35.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 66.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 64.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 61.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00228) | 59.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.83% (0.07834) | 81.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 14.63% (0.14629) | 89.77th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 14.63% (0.14629) | 89.65th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.68% (0.03679) | 82.80th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.68% (0.03679) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (22)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/27/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/27/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/27/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15098 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1743552 Issue Tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=39d170b3cb62ba98567f5c4f40c27b5864b304e5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20190804002905.11292-1-benquike%40gmail.com/T/#u x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15098
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K61214359 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K61214359?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4184-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4185-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15098
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