Critical severity · published May 13, 2020
CVE-2019-15880
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r356911, and 12.1-RELEASE before p5, insufficient checking in the cryptodev module allocated the size of a kernel buffer based on a user-supplied…
9.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r356911, and 12.1-RELEASE before p5, insufficient checking in the cryptodev module allocated the size of a kernel buffer based on a user-supplied length allowing an unprivileged process to trigger a kernel panic.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
12.1; 12.1; 12.1; 12.1; 12.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15880
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15880
Vendor Advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:16.cryptodev.asc
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200518-0008/
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