Is CVE-2019-15666 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-15666 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-15666?

CVE-2019-15666 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

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

CVE-2019-15666 has an EPSS score of 1.73% (75th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15666?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 5.2.6-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-15666

MEDIUMEPSS 75th pctl

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:5.2.6-1CVE-2019-15666

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.73%probability of exploitation in 30 days

75thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 75% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

git.kernel.org

Third-Party Advisory5

Release Notes1

cdn.kernel.org

Other references1

support.f5.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.