Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-15666

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.

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Published 2019-08-27 05:15:11

Updated 2020-04-23 17:29:08

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-15666

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.05%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 12 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-15666

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
4.9	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C	3.9	6.9	[email protected]
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete
4.4	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	0.8	3.6	[email protected]
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2019-15666

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)

References for CVE-2019-15666

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/

Third Party Advisory

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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b805d78d300bcf2c83d6df7da0c818b0fee41427

Patch;Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.19

Release Notes

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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.html

Third Party Advisory

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https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K53420251?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS

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

Third Party Advisory

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

Third Party Advisory

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html

Third Party Advisory

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Products affected by CVE-2019-15666

Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Linux » Linux Kernel
Versions before (<) 5.0.19
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Opensuse » Leap » Version: 15.0
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Opensuse » Leap » Version: 15.1
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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