Is CVE-2019-7308 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-7308 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-7308?

CVE-2019-7308 has a CVSS score of 5.6 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2019-7308?

Patch guidance is available from linux security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-7308.

CVE-2019-7308 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2019-7308?

7 products: linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, and 2 more.

Description

kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.20.6 performs undesirable out-of-bounds speculation on pointer arithmetic in various cases, including cases of different branches with different state or limits to sanitize, leading to side-channel attacks.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: high
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-189

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LINUX
Published: 2/1/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

linux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernelcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxopensuse : leap

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD