An issue was discovered in drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_dbg.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.12.

published 2019-08-15 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-6168

cvss: 6.7; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
public exploits: 0; none known

An issue was discovered in drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_dbg.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.12. In the qedi_dbg_* family of functions, there is an out-of-bounds read.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 5 links 2

linux linux_kernel 5.1.12

debian ubuntu red hat suse opensuse

linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.2.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15090

linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-60.67
linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1047.49
linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1041.43
linux-gcp Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1042.45
linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-60.67~16.04.1
linux-hwe Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-31.33~18.04.1
linux-kvm Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1043.43
linux-oem Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1056.65

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15090

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kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-1127.el7
perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-1127.el7
bpftool RHEL 7 3.10.0-1127.el7
python-perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-1127.el7
kernel-kdump RHEL 7 3.10.0-1127.el7
kernel-tools RHEL 7 3.10.0-1127.el7
kernel-tools-libs RHEL 7 3.10.0-1127.el7
kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 7 3.10.0-1127.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:1016 RHSA-2020:1567 RHSA-2020:1769

kernel-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP4 4.12.14-8.6.1
kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP4 4.12.14-8.6.1
kernel-rt_debug SLE Real Time 12 SP4 4.12.14-8.6.1
kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP4 4.12.14-8.6.1
kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.11.1
kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.11.1
kernel-rt_debug Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.11.1
kernel-source-rt Real Time Module 15 SP1 4.12.14-14.11.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:2756-1 SUSE-SU-2019:2738-1 SUSE-SU-2019:2658-1 SUSE-SU-2019:2651-1 SUSE-SU-2019:2648-1 SUSE-SU-2019:2424-1

kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
kernel-vanilla openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
kernel-obs-build openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.0 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2019:2181-1 openSUSE-SU-2019:2173-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-15090 updated 2026-11-07 cvss 6.7

kernel: An out-of-bounds read in drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_dbg.c leading to crash or information disclosure

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-trace-kvm
affected: workaround, no fix available
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-193.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel 4.18.0-193.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-193.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-193.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-193.el8, +15 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1769
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1127.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1127.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1127.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1127.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1127.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1127.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1127.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1127.el7
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8, +4 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1567
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1127.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1127.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1127.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-1127.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1127.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1127.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1127.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1127.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1127.el7
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, kernel-alt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

Technology feeds

Linux kernel rss critical rss

References

github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/c09581a52765a85f19fc35340127396d5e3379cc
patch, third-party-advisory
git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c09581a52765a85f19fc35340127396d5e3379cc
patch, vendor-advisory
usn.ubuntu.com /4115-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
usn.ubuntu.com /4118-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
usn.ubuntu.com /4147-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
cdn.kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.12
release-notes, vendor-advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-15090
NVD CVE-2019-15090

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