CVE-2019-12817
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CVE-2019-12817 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_book3s64.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.15 for powerpc has a bug where unrelated processes may be able to read/write to one another's virtual memory under certain conditions via an mmap above 512 TB. Only a subset of powerpc systems are affected.. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_book3s64.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.15 for powerpc has a bug where unrelated processes may be able to read/write to one another's virtual memory under certain conditions via an mmap above 512 TB. Only a subset of powerpc systems are affected.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 19.04 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | < 5.1.15 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 29 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 30 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.1 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 8.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 8.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 8.2 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | 8.4 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/24/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108884Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2703Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12876166Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4031-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/24/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108884Broken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2703Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12876166Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4031-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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