CVE-2019-18660 (Medium) detected in multiple libraries - autoclosed

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CVE-2019-18660 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - linuxlinux-4.19.238, linuxlinux-4.19.238, linuxlinux-4.19.238

Vulnerability Details

The Linux kernel before 5.4.1 on powerpc allows Information Exposure because the Spectre-RSB mitigation is not in place for all applicable CPUs, aka CID-39e72bf96f58. This is related to arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S and arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c.

Publish Date: 2019-11-27

URL: CVE-2019-18660

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.7)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.linuxkernelcves.com/cves/CVE-2019-18660

Release Date: 2020-01-28

Fix Resolution: v5.5-rc1,v4.14.157,v4.19.87,v4.4.204,v4.9.204,v5.3.14,v5.4.1

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.