#VU23647 Buffer overflow in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - CVE-2019-19339

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23647

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19339

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the mechanism responsible for error handling on some Intel platforms. A local user of a guest operating system can use a specially crafted application to trigger memory corruption and cause the host system to stop responding.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Note, this vulnerability exists due to incomplete patch for vulnerability CVE-2018-12207

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 8

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External links
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4245

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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.