Is CVE-2019-19079 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-19079 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-19079?

CVE-2019-19079 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-19079?

CVE-2019-19079 has an EPSS score of 2.95% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19079?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 5.3.7-1 or later. Fixes are available for 13 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-19079

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A memory leak in the qrtr_tun_write_iter() function in net/qrtr/tun.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-a21b7f0cff19.

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory (Memory Leak)

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:5.3.7-1CVE-2019-19079

linux-aws-5.0Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1024.27~18.04.1USN-4258-1

linux-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1USN-4258-1

linux-gke-5.0Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1USN-4258-1

linux-image-5.0.0-1010-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1010.15~18.04.1USN-4258-1

linux-image-5.0.0-1024-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1024.27~18.04.1USN-4258-1

linux-image-5.0.0-1029-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1USN-4258-1

linux-image-5.0.0-1029-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1USN-4258-1

linux-image-aws-edgeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0.1024.38USN-4258-1

linux-image-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0.1029.33USN-4258-1

linux-image-gke-5.0Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0.1029.17USN-4258-1

linux-image-oracle-edgeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0.1010.9USN-4258-1

linux-oracle-5.0Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1010.15~18.04.1USN-4258-1

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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

2.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

cdn.kernel.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory (Memory Leak)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-13934	High	7.5	64%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-6304	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-12265	Medium	5.3	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2001-0136	Medium	5.0	45%	-	-
CVE-2016-4232	High	7.5	36%	-	-
CVE-2001-0543	Medium	5.0	19%	-	-

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