7.8

CVE-2019-0155: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2019:3870RHSA-2019:3871RHSA-2019:3872
Published 14-11-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-0155 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.67%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 25 · Related 19
DLA-1990-1DSA-4564-1MGASA-2019-0332MGASA-2019-0333OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2503-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2507-1

Timeline

  1. 14-11-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Insufficient access control in a subsystem for Intel (R) processor graphics in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) Processor Families; Intel(R) Pentium(R) Processor J, N, Silver and Gold Series; Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor J, N, G3900 and G4900 Series; Intel(R) Atom(R) Processor A and E3900 Series; Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor E3-1500 v5 and v6, E-2100 and E-2200 Processor Families; Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows before 26.20.100.6813 (DCH) or 26.20.100.6812 and before 21.20.x.5077 (aka15.45.5077), i915 Linux Driver for Intel(R) Processor Graphics before versions 5.4-rc7, 5.3.11, 4.19.84, 4.14.154, 4.9.201, 4.4.201 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.67% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Intel166 products
Ubuntu32 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-169.198 | < 4.15.0-70.79
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1059.63 | < 4.4.0-1099.110 | < 4.15.0-1056.58
  • linux-aws-5.0< 5.0.0-1022.25~18.04.1
  • linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1056.58~16.04.1
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.3.9-2

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