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CVE-2019-15214

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-15214 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's sound subsystem (versions prior to 5.0.10), specifically affecting Canonical, openSUSE, and generic Linux distributions. This flaw occurs when sound card disconnection prematurely deletes data structures. With a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), it requires high privileges and high attack complexity, but successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.5
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
44.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0058 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 418 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1127.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-147.el8
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-15214Moderate

kernel: use-after-free in sound/core/init.c and sound/core/info.c

Aug 19, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
Third Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.10
Release NotesVendor Advisory
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20190905-0002
Third Party Advisory
syzkaller.appspot.com / bug
ExploitThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4115-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4118-1
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory