CVE-2019-15807

low-risk
Published 2019-08-29

In the Linux kernel before 5.1.13, there is a memory leak in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c when SAS expander discovery fails. This will cause a BUG and denial of service.

Do I need to act?

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0.09% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.7/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Debian Redhat Linux

References (14)

Release Notes https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.13
Patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3b...
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.html
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.html
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52136304?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medi...
Release Notes https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.13
Patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3b...
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.html
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.html
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52136304?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medi...
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low-risk
Severity 12/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low