Out-of-bounds read in FreeBSD - CVE-2019-5612
Published: August 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20355
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5612
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the kernel driver for /dev/midistat. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read kernel memory contents.
Affected software
FreeBSD
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5612
Install updates from vendor's website.