An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9.
Priority LOW 22CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the flexcop_usb_probe function in the drivers/media/usb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c driver.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00671 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15291
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5p4m-xcpc-7fxp
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Advisory 10
Other 5
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
- 20200109 [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2020-008-01)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200118 [SECURITY] [DLA 2068-1] linux security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200302 [SECURITY] [DLA 2114-1] linux-4.9 security update
More Linux Kernel vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-15291 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15291 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5p4m-xcpc-7fxp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-15291 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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