CVE-2019-19062: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-19062 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 26 · Related 19Timeline
- 18-11-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A memory leak in the crypto_report() function in crypto/crypto_user_base.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering crypto_report_alg() failures, aka CID-ffdde5932042.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.63%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
50%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.63% 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 causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu34 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-173.203 | < 4.15.0-88.88
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1061.65 | < 4.4.0-1101.112 | < 4.15.0-1060.62
- linux-aws-5.0< 5.0.0-1024.27~18.04.1
- linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1060.62~16.04.1
Debian2 products
- linux< 5.4.6-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 19.10
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL30 | 31
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 5.3.11
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.1
Redhat1 product
- enterprise_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
7 vendors · 41 products
References
24 links- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ffdde5932042600c6807d46c1550b28b0db6a3bcX Refsource MISCREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlX Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
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- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory