CVE-2019-9003

In the Linux kernel before 4.20.5, attackers can trigger a drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c use-after-free and OOPS by arranging for certain simultaneous execution of the code, as demonstrated by a "service ipmievd restart" loop.

Published: 2019-02-22 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-9003 is rated Moderate Risk (61.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.77%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-9003

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 2026-01-23 7.01% 6.77% -0.24%
2 2025-12-08 7.13% 7.01% -0.13%
3 2025-05-24 — 7.13% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-9003

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-2019-9003

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-9003

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-9003 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-2019-9003
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9003
suse medium CVE-2019-9003 severity moderate: SUSE including 183 source package names (bpftool-4.18.0-80.1.2.el8_0, cluster-md-kmp-default-4.12.14-120.1, …), 499 product×package rows across 75 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SLES for SAP Applications 11 SP3, … (75 product lines)): Fixed 310, Known Not Affected 189. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9003/
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-9003 medium priority: Ubuntu including 27 source packages (linux, linux-aws, …), 135 status rows across 5 suites (bionic, cosmic, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 69, released 37, not-affected 27, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-9003

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-9003

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 4.18, < 4.19.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 4.20.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp hci_management_node — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp snapprotect — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapprotect:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp solidfire — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp cn1610_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:cn1610_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-9003

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