CVE-2019-19050

A memory leak in the crypto_reportstat() function in crypto/crypto_user_stat.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering crypto_reportstat_alg() failures, aka CID-c03b04dcdba1.

Published: 2019-11-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-19050 is rated High Risk (65.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.08%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.99% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-19050

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.08% 5.08% +3.99%
2 2025-12-28 0.91% 1.08% +0.17%
3 2025-12-27 0.91%

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-19050

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

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:N/I:N/A:H 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-19050

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-19050

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-19050 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-2019-19050
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19050
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19050/
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-19050 medium priority: Ubuntu including 79 source packages (linux, linux-aws, …), 711 status rows across 11 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, jammy, noble, oracular, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 458, not-affected 133, released 98, ignored 22. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19050

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-19050

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.3.16 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.4, < 5.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 30 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 31 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 19.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp data_availability_services cpe:2.3:a:netapp:data_availability_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller >= 11.0.0, <= 11.60.3 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp hci_management_node cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp solidfire cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp hci_compute_node cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp hci_storage_node cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom fabric_operating_system cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp aff_a700s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:aff_a700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp fas8300_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:fas8300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp fas8700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:fas8700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp aff_a400_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:aff_a400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h610s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-19050

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