High severity · published Feb 22, 2019
CVE-2019-9003
In the Linux kernel before 4.20.5, attackers can trigger a drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c use-after-free and OOPS by arranging for certain simultaneous execution of the code,…
7.5
CVSS
4.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel before 4.20.5, attackers can trigger a drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c use-after-free and OOPS by arranging for certain simultaneous execution of the code, as demonstrated by a "service ipmievd restart" loop.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.8% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.18 before 4.19.18; 4.20 before 4.20.5; 5.0; 5.0; 5.0; 5.0 · source: NVD
CF
Cn1610 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HM
Hci Management Node · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.0 · source: NVD
SN
Snapprotect · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SO
Solidfire · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
18.04; 18.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9003
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9003
Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77f8269606bf95fcb232ee86f6da80886f1dfae8
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00037.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107145
Release Notes
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.5
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77f8269606bf95fcb232ee86f6da80886f1dfae8
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190327-0002/
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