Fedora 28 update for kernel, kernel-headers

Published: 2019-05-23 | Updated: 2025-04-25

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-10142 CVE-2019-11833
CWE-ID	CWE-190 CWE-200
Exploitation vector	Local network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system kernel-headers Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU19571

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10142

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the freescale hypervisor manager implementation in drivers/virt/fsl_hypervisor.c. A local guest user can send specially crafted data to the affected IOCTL , trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 28

kernel-headers: before 5.0.18-100.fc28

kernel: before 5.0.18-100.fc28

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-5443028b5f

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU18533

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11833

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor