CVE-2019-12380
**DISPUTED** An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
**DISPUTED** An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because “All the code touched by the referenced commit runs only at boot, before any user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it.”.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-388
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00048.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108477Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=4e78921ba4dd0aca1cc89168f45039add4183f8eMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4427-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00048.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108477Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=4e78921ba4dd0aca1cc89168f45039add4183f8eMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4427-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.