Linux kernel buffer overflow vulnerability (CNVD-2019-29637)

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'parseaudiomixerunit' function in the sound/usb/mixer.c file in Linux kernel 5.2.9 and earlier. The vulnerability stems...

PT-2019-4772 · Linux +7 · Linux Kernel +7

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions through 5.2.9 Description: The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel, specifically in the drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/technisat-usb2.c component. This can be triggered by crafted USB device traffic,...