CVE-2019-15666

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 23
Modified
Published: 27 Aug 2019, 04:49
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 00:56

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
21/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
4.58% LOW
5% probability -2.47%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Aug 2019, 04:49
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 00:56
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.19. There is an out-of-bounds array access in __xfrm_policy_unlink, which will cause denial of service, because verify_newpolicy_info in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c mishandles directory validation.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 4.58%• Percentile: 89%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-125•Out-of-bounds Read

    The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 5.0.19

  • opensuse•leap

    15.0 | 15.1

References (8)