CVE-2019-6486: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-6486 is a high (CVSS 8.2) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 8.2 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 5% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 10Timeline
- 24-01-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Go before 1.10.8 and 1.11.x before 1.11.5 mishandles P-521 and P-384 elliptic curves, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly conduct ECDH private key recovery attacks.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.2HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated8.2HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
4.50%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.18 pp
From 4.33% 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: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu4 products
- golang-1.10All versions (No fix recorded)
- golang-1.6All versions (No fix recorded)
- golang-1.8All versions (No fix recorded)
- golang-1.9All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- golang< 2:1.3.3-1+deb8u1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Opensuse2 products
- leapEOL15.0
- go1.11&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.0< 1.11.5-lp150.6.4
Alpine1 product
- go≥ 1.11.1, < 1.11.5-r0 | ≥ 1.11.1, < 1.10.8-r0
Go1 product
- stdlib≥ 1.11.0-0, < 1.11.5
Golang1 product
- go< 1.10.8 | ≥ 1.11.1, < 1.11.5
6 vendors · 11 products
References
23 links
- groups.google.com/forum/X Refsource CONFIRM
- github.com/golang/go/commit/42b42f71cf8f5956c09e66230293dfb5db652360X Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00009.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00042.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
Show all 23 references
- go.dev/issue/29903REPORT
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/…Advisory