# CVE-2019-15927: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.20.2.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-09-04 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.20.2. An out-of-bounds access exists in the function build_audio_procunit in the file sound/usb/mixer.c.

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## References

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.2
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f4351a199cc120ff9d59e06d02e8657d08e6cc46
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/

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