CVE-2019-13233

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2019-13233  

Impact: Moderate Public Date: 2019-07-04 CWE: CWE-416 Bugzilla: 1727756: CVE-2019-13233 kernel: use-after-free in arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c In arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.9, there is a use-after-free for access to an LDT entry because of a race condition between modify_ldt() and a #BR exception for an MPX bounds violation.

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.9, there is a use-after-free for access to an LDT entry because of a race condition between modify_ldt() and a #BR exception for an MPX bounds violation.

Find out more about CVE-2019-13233 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.1
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 kernel Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 kernel-rt Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel-alt Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel-rt Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 kernel Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Under investigation