CVE-2019-16714 [High] | Information Disclosure in Linux Kernel

CVE-2019-16714 is rated Moderate Risk (61/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.70%). EPSS rose +1.58% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	1.12%	2.70%	+1.58%
2	2025-12-28	0.90%	1.12%	+0.22%
3	2025-12-27	—	0.90%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

1.12%

2.70%

+1.58%

2025-12-28

0.90%

1.12%

+0.22%

2025-12-27

—

0.90%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]
5.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	10.0	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

3.1

HIGH

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

5.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

10.0

2.9

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-16714

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2019-16714 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-16714
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-16714
`suse`	medium	CVE-2019-16714 severity moderate: SUSE including 9 source package names (kernel-default, kernel-default-base, …), 107 product×package rows across 23 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4, … (23 product lines)): Known Not Affected 107.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-16714/
`ubuntu`	low	CVE-2019-16714 low priority: Ubuntu including 27 source packages (linux, linux-aws, …), 185 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 91, not-affected 44, released 42, ignored 8.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16714

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-16714

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
linux	linux_kernel	< 5.2.14	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	19.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:::::::*
f5	traffix_signaling_delivery_controller	>= 5.0.0, <= 5.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:f5:traffix_signaling_delivery_controller::::::::

References for CVE-2019-16714

URL	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/24/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/25/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.14	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7d0a06586b2686ba80c4a2da5f91cb10ffbea736	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/	Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48351130?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-2/	Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2019-16714

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-16714

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-16714

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-16714

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-16714

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-16714

References for CVE-2019-16714