CVE-2019-12380
Linux EFI Subsystem Memory Allocation Failure Vulnerability
Description
**DISPUTED** An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because “All the code touched by the referenced commit runs only at boot, before any user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it.”.
INFO
Published Date :
May 28, 2019, 3:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:22 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel packages.
- Reboot the system if required.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2019-12380 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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CVE-2019-12380.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2019-12380 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-12380 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00040.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00048.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108477 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=4e78921ba4dd0aca1cc89168f45039add4183f8e Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/ Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4427-1/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 03, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 27, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4427-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 10, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description **DISPUTED** An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because ?All the code touched by the referenced commit runs only at boot, before any user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it.?. **DISPUTED** An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because “All the code touched by the referenced commit runs only at boot, before any user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it.”. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description **DISPUTED** An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because ?All the code touched by the referenced commit runs only at boot, before any user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it.?. **DISPUTED** An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because ?All the code touched by the referenced commit runs only at boot, before any user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it.?. Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 02, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures. **DISPUTED** An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because ?All the code touched by the referenced commit runs only at boot, before any user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it.?. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00048.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00040.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 29, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108477 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108477 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=4e78921ba4dd0aca1cc89168f45039add4183f8e No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=4e78921ba4dd0aca1cc89168f45039add4183f8e Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-388 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.1.5 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 28, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108477 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} -0.02%
score
0.15914
percentile