Out-of-bounds Read in Linux Kernel
CVE-2019-15926
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3. Out of bounds access exists in the functions ath6kl_wmi_pstream_timeout_event_rx and ath6kl_wmi_cac_event_rx in the file drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.053 (92.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.053 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3 (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K32034450 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-15926?
- CVE-2019-15926 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2019-15926?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.