Bug 1743560 (CVE-2019-15099)
| Summary: | CVE-2019-15099 kernel: a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c leads to a crash | ||
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| Product: | [Other] Security Response | Reporter: | Marian Rehak <mrehak> |
| Component: | vulnerability | Assignee: | Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team> |
| Status: | CLOSED ERRATA | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | low | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | low | ||
| Version: | unspecified | CC: | acaringi, airlied, bdettelb, bhu, blc, brdeoliv, bskeggs, dhoward, dvlasenk, esammons, fhrbata, hdegoede, hkrzesin, iboverma, ichavero, itamar, jarodwilson, jeremy, jforbes, jglisse, jlelli, john.j5live, jonathan, josef, jross, jschorr, jshortt, jstancek, jwboyer, kernel-maint, kernel-mgr, labbott, lgoncalv, linville, masami256, matt, mchehab, mcressma, mjg59, mlangsdo, nmurray, plougher, rt-maint, rvrbovsk, steved, williams, wmealing, yozone |
| Target Milestone: | --- | Keywords: | Security |
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | If docs needed, set a value | |
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A null pointer dereference flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's implementation of the ath10k USB device driver. The vulnerability requires the attacker to plug in a specially crafted hardware device that present endpoint descriptors that normal ath10k devices do not recognize. System availability is the highest threat with this vulnerability.
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| Last Closed: | 2020-04-16 16:31:52 UTC | Type: | --- |
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
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| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
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| Bug Depends On: | 1783849, 1783850, 1783851, 1783852, 1783853 | ||
| Bug Blocks: | 1743561 | ||
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Description
Marian Rehak
2019-08-20 08:28:23 UTC
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-all [bug 1783849] This was fixed for Fedora in the 5.3.14 stable kernel updates. Mitigation: As the ath10k module will be auto-loaded when required, its use can be disabled by preventing the module from loading using the following instructions. On the command line, as root, execute the following command: # echo "install ath10k_usb /bin/true" >> /etc/modprobe.d/disable-ath10k_usb.conf The system will need to be restarted if the ath10k_usb module are loaded. In most circumstances, the kernel modules will be unable to be unloaded while the ath10k WiFi network interface is in use. If the system requires this module to work correctly, this mitigation may not be suitable. If you need further assistance, see KCS article https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 or contact Red Hat Global Support Services. This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Via RHSA-2020:1493 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1493 This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s): https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-15099 This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Via RHSA-2020:1567 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1567 This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Via RHSA-2020:1769 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1769 |