CVE-2019-15917
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 7.0Patched
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 : 7.0 HIGH · CVSS 2.0 : 6.9 MEDIUM
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 | - | 4.19.37-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | linux | - | 4.19.37-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | linux | - | 4.19.37-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | linux | - | 4.19.37-1 | 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 | - | 0:4.14.0-115.26.1.el7a | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1160.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1160.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1160.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1160.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-240.el8 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:7.7::computenode | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1062.43.1.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:7.7::server | kernel | - | 0:3.10.0-1062.43.1.el7 | fixed |