CVE-2019-15538
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 7.5Patched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Severity metrics
CVSS 3.1 : 7.5 HIGH · CVSS 2.0 : 7.8 HIGH
Attack vectorNetwork (remote)
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux | - | 5.2.17-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | linux | - | 5.2.17-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | linux | - | 5.2.17-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | linux | - | 5.2.17-1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.32.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.32.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.32.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.32.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-95.32.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150.35.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150.35.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150.35.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150.35.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-150.35.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.18.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.18.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.18.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.18.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.18.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | kernel | - | 0:4.14.0-115.21.2.el7a | fixed |