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
EPSS: 0.052 (91.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.