Insecure Inherited Permissions in Mesa 3D Graphics Library - CVE-2019-5068

 

Insecure Inherited Permissions in Mesa 3D Graphics Library - CVE-2019-5068

Published: November 6, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22552
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5068
CWE-ID:
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: mesa3d
Affected software:
Mesa 3D Graphics Library

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the shared memory permissions issue. A local attacker can access the shared memory without any specific permissions and gain access to sensitive information.

How to mitigate CVE-2019-5068

Install updates from vendor's website.

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