9.8

CVE-2019-17133: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17133DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17133
Published 04-10-2019Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-17133 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 6.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.8 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 7% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.71%
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 39 · Related 27
DLA-2068-1DLA-2114-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2392-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2444-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1

Timeline

  1. 04-10-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel through 5.3.2, cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwessid in net/wireless/wext-sme.c does not reject a long SSID IE, leading to a Buffer Overflow.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.71%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.71% 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

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu32 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-170.199 | < 4.15.0-72.81
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1059.63 | < 4.4.0-1099.110 | < 4.15.0-1056.58
  • linux-aws-5.0< 5.0.0-1023.26~18.04.1
  • linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1056.58~16.04.1
Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.32, < 3.16.77 | ≥ 3.17, < 4.4.198 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.198 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.151 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.81 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.3.8
Opensuse1 product

5 vendors · 37 products

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