CVE-2019-15666
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CVE-2019-15666 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | < 5.0.19 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/Third Party Advisory
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- Status
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