In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r356911, and 12.1-RELEASE before p5, insufficient checking in the cryptodev module allocated the size of a ke…

published 2020-05-13 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-6791

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Exploit prediction

1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a FreeBSD

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

security.freebsd.org /advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:16.cryptodev.asc
vendor-advisory
security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20200518-0008/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-15880
NVD CVE-2019-15880

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Summary