CVE-2019-17351: linux linux_kernel
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17351DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17351
Published 08-10-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-17351 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2Timeline
- 08-10-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in drivers/xen/balloon.c in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3, as used in Xen through 4.12.x, allowing guest OS users to cause a denial of service because of unrestricted resource consumption during the mapping of guest memory, aka CID-6ef36ab967c7.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.9Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
34%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.41% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.41%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu26 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-174.204 | < 4.15.0-60.67
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1062.66 | < 4.4.0-1102.113 | < 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 | < 5.0.0-1022.23~18.04.1
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.2.6-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 5.2.3
Xen1 product
- xen≤ 4.12.1
4 vendors · 29 products
References
13 links- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-300.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ef36ab967c71690ebe7e5ef997a8be4da3bc844X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/X Refsource CONFIRM
