Is CVE-2019-15916 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-15916 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-15916?

CVE-2019-15916 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-15916?

CVE-2019-15916 has an EPSS score of 3.78% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15916?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.19.28-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-15916

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.1. There is a memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, which will cause denial of service.

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory (Memory Leak)

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.19.28-1CVE-2019-15916

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.78%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

git.kernel.org

Vendor Advisory1

cdn.kernel.org

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references1

support.f5.com

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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.