5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2019-13648
Linux Kernel PowerPC Signal Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel through 5.2.1 on the powerpc platform, when hardware transactional memory is disabled, a local user can cause a denial of service (TM Bad Thing exception and system crash) via a sigreturn() system call that sends a crafted signal frame. This affects arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c and arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c.

INFO

Published Date :

July 19, 2019, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:25 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-13648 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
This addresses a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's signal handling on powerpc.
  • Update the Linux kernel packages to resolve the vulnerability.
  • Apply any available patches for your specific Linux distribution.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-13648 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-13648.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00055.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154059/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/30/1
https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f16d80b75a096c52354c6e0a574993f3b0dfbdfe
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GRK2MW223KQZ76DKEF2BZFN6TCXLZLDS/
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1133904/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/26
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4114-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4116-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00055.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154059/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/30/1
https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f16d80b75a096c52354c6e0a574993f3b0dfbdfe
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GRK2MW223KQZ76DKEF2BZFN6TCXLZLDS/
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1133904/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/26
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4114-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4116-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-13648 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-13648 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-13648 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-13648 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.

  • 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/2019-08/msg00055.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154059/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/30/1
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f16d80b75a096c52354c6e0a574993f3b0dfbdfe
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GRK2MW223KQZ76DKEF2BZFN6TCXLZLDS/
    Added Reference https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1133904/
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/26
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4114-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4116-1/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497
  • 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/GRK2MW223KQZ76DKEF2BZFN6TCXLZLDS/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GRK2MW223KQZ76DKEF2BZFN6TCXLZLDS/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4114-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4116-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00056.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00055.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154059/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/26 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GRK2MW223KQZ76DKEF2BZFN6TCXLZLDS/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/f16d80b75a096c52354c6e0a574993f3b0dfbdfe [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/07/30/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1133904/ No Types Assigned https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1133904/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.2.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.05%

score

0.26275

percentile