CVE-2019-20908 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.236

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CVE-2019-20908 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.236

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 63ec46be94f7d206b296bb6c7cd636df4b2eaddd

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c in the Linux kernel before 5.4. Incorrect access permissions for the efivar_ssdt ACPI variable could be used by attackers to bypass lockdown or secure boot restrictions, aka CID-1957a85b0032.

Publish Date: 2020-07-15

URL: CVE-2019-20908

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.7)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-20908

Release Date: 2020-07-15

Fix Resolution: v5.4-rc1

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