CVE-2019-15807: debian debian_linux

Modified

AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-15807DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15807

Published 29-08-2019Last modified 08-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-15807 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

4.7/10

010

Medium · v3.1 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.40%

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 8 · Related 4

DLA-1919-1 DLA-1930-1 RHSA-2020:4060 RHSA-2020:4062 SUSE-SU-2019:14218-1 SUSE-SU-2019:2949-1+2 more

Timeline

29-08-2019
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
08-10-2026
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.1.13, there is a memory leak in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c when SAS expander discovery fails. This will cause a BUG and denial of service.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

v3.14.7v2.04.7

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

35%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.40% 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

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeThe product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Ubuntu25 products

linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-159.187 | < 4.15.0-60.67
linux-aws< 4.4.0-1054.58 | < 4.4.0-1090.101 | < 4.15.0-1047.49
linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1
linux-azure< 4.15.0-1059.64~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1056.61 | < 5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1