CVE-2019-13164: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-13164 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 11Timeline
- 03-07-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
qemu-bridge-helper.c in QEMU 3.1 and 4.0.0 does not ensure that a network interface name (obtained from bridge.conf or a --br=bridge option) is limited to the IFNAMSIZ size, which can lead to an ACL bypass.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.52%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
45%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.52% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- qemu< 1:4.1-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 19.04 | 19.10
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.0 | 15.1
Qemu1 product
- qemu3.1 | 4.0.0
Ubuntu1 product
- qemu< 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47 | < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.42 | < 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.20
5 vendors · 6 products
References
20 links- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2019-07/msg00145.htmlX Refsource MISCMailing ListPatchVendor AdvisoryREPORT
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/02/2Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00008.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00021.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
Show all 20 references
- github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/03d7712b4bcd47bfe0fe14ba2fffa87e111fa086X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory