An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3.
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3. Out of bounds access exists in the functions ath6kl_wmi_pstream_timeout_event_rx and ath6kl_wmi_cac_event_rx in the file drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05254 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 to before 3.16.74; 3.17 to before 4.4.187; 4.5 to before 4.9.187; 4.10 to before 4.14.135; 4.15 to before 4.19.61; 4.20 to before 5.1.20; 5.2.0 to before 5.2.3 | 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:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 to before 3.16.74; 3.17 to before 4.4.187; 4.5 to before 4.9.187; 4.10 to before 4.14.135; 4.15 to before 4.19.61; 4.20 to before 5.1.20; 5.2.0 to before 5.2.3 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
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.10 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-2019-15926
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hf6j-w657-xr74
References
Advisory 10
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3
- [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
- USN-4145-1
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K32034450
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
- USN-4147-1
Sources
- CVE-2019-15926 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-15926 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hf6j-w657-xr74 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-15926 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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