An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.9.
Priority LOW 27CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.9. There is a use-after-free in atalk_proc_exit, related to net/appletalk/atalk_proc.c, net/appletalk/ddp.c, and net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02588 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.16.74; 3.17 to before 3.18.139; 3.19 to before 4.4.179; 4.5 to before 4.9.170; 4.10 to before 4.14.113; 4.15 to before 4.19.36; 4.20 to before 5.0.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.16.74; 3.17 to before 3.18.139; 3.19 to before 4.4.179; 4.5 to before 4.9.170; 4.10 to before 4.14.113; 4.15 to before 4.19.36; 4.20 to before 5.0.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15292
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2546-8f75-8pq5
References
Advisory 9
- USN-4115-1
- USN-4118-1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190914 [SECURITY] [DLA 1919-1] linux-4.9 security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190915 [SECURITY] [DLA 1919-2] linux-4.9 security update
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2173
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2181
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190925 [SECURITY] [DLA 1930-1] linux security update
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K27112954
Sources
- CVE-2019-15292 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15292 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2546-8f75-8pq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-15292 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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