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title: "CVE-2019-15290\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15290?format=md
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# CVE-2019-15290

Publication date 20 August 2019

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs:
CVE-2019-15098. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2019-15098.
Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2019-15098 instead of this
candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been
removed to prevent accidental usage

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15290?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
| linux-aws | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
| linux-aws-hwe | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-azure | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
| linux-azure-edge | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-gcp | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-gcp-edge | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-gke-4.15 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-gke-5.0 | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-hwe | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-hwe-edge | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-kvm | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-lts-trusty | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-lts-xenial | 19.04 disco | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
| linux-oem | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-oracle | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-raspi2 | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| linux-snapdragon | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [tyhicks](https://launchpad.net/~tyhicks)

Setting priority to negligible since this simple DoS requires a
malicious USB device to be inserted into the system
As of 2019-08-26, there's no upstream fix.
I think this may be a duplicate of CVE-2019-15098

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-15290)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15290)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-15290)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-15290)

### Other references

* <https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2>
* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/20/2>
* <https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=cd8b9cfe50a0bf36ee19eda2d7e2e06843dfbeaf>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15290>
