Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-18660 |
CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU23082
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18660
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to absent protection in Linux kernel on powerpc against the Spectre-RSB, related to arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S and arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: 4.4.0 - 5.4.42
External linkshttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.204
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.204
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.87
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.157
http://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.1
http://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.14
http://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5
http://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.