Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-10638
Published: July 15, 2019 / Updated: July 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19186
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10638
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the software uses the IP ID values that the kernel produces for connectionless protocols. A remote attacker with a crafted web page can forge the targeted system to send UDP traffic to an attacker-controlled IP address to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10638
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.10478.pdf
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.8
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.7
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=355b98553789b646ed97ad801a619ff898471b92
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=df453700e8d81b1bdafdf684365ee2b9431fb702
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/355b98553789b646ed97ad801a619ff898471b92
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/55f0fc7a02de8f12757f4937143d8d5091b2e40b
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/df453700e8d81b1bdafdf684365ee2b9431fb702