CVE-2019-15926
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.3.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.25% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5d6751eaff672ea77642e74e92e6c0ac7f9709abMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K32034450Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K32034450?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5d6751eaff672ea77642e74e92e6c0ac7f9709abMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K32034450Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K32034450?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4147-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.