What is CVE-2019-15666?

CVE-2019-15666 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2019-15666 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-15666?

CVE-2019-15666 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-15666?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-15666. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-15666 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-15666 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2019-15666

Medium

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.19. There is an out-of-bounds array access in __xfrm_policy_unlink, which will cause denial of service, because verify_newpolicy_info in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c mishandles directory validation.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-08-27

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-125

CVE-2019-15666 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2019-15666 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.19

Release Notes
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.html

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.html

Third Party Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/

Third Party Advisory
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53420251?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b805d78d300bcf2c83d6df7da0c818b0fee41427
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-15666

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-08-27

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15666?

CVE-2019-15666 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2019-15666 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-15666?

CVE-2019-15666 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-15666?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-15666. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-15666 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-15666 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-125 on MITRE CWE →