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CVE-2019-19062

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-19062 is a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the crypto_report() function, affecting various distributions including Canonical, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, and Red Hat. This flaw allows a local, low-privileged attacker to trigger crypto_report_alg() failures, leading to a denial of service due to memory consumption. Rated Medium (CVSS 4.7), the attack requires high complexity but has a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.3.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
19.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
46.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0063 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.26.1.el7a
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1160.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-240.el8
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-19062Low

kernel: memory leak in the crypto_report() function in crypto/crypto_user_base.c allows for DoS

Nov 21, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/ffdde5932042600c6807d46c1550b28b0db6a3bc
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PY7LJMSPAGRIKABJPDKQDTXYW3L5RX2T
seclists.org / bugtraq/2020/Jan/10
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20191205-0001
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4254-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4254-2
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4258-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4284-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4287-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4287-2
Third Party Advisory