5.5

CVE-2019-5489: linux linux_kernel

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2019:2808UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5489DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5489
Published 07-01-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-5489 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.77%
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 32 · Related 14
DLA-1823-1DLA-1824-1DSA-4465-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1479-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1579-1RHSA-2019:2029

Timeline

  1. 07-01-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The mincore() implementation in mm/mincore.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.13 allowed local attackers to observe page cache access patterns of other processes on the same system, potentially allowing sniffing of secret information. (Fixing this affects the output of the fincore program.) Limited remote exploitation may be possible, as demonstrated by latency differences in accessing public files from an Apache HTTP Server.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.77% 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: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu26 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-157.185 | < 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
Redhat18 products
  • kernel< 0:2.6.18-439.el5
  • kernel-debug< 0:2.6.18-439.el5
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo< 0:2.6.18-439.el5
  • kernel-debug-devel< 0:2.6.18-439.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo< 0:2.6.18-439.el5
Netapp2 products
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.19.37-4
Linux1 product

5 vendors · 48 products

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