CVE-2019-19449 (High) detected in linuxlinux-4.6 - autoclosed

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CVE-2019-19449 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.6

The Linux Kernel

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

Found in HEAD commit: 6fca0e3f2f14e1e851258fd815766531370084b0

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

Vulnerability Details

In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted f2fs filesystem image can lead to slab-out-of-bounds read access in f2fs_build_segment_manager in fs/f2fs/segment.c, related to init_min_max_mtime in fs/f2fs/segment.c (because the second argument to get_seg_entry is not validated).

Publish Date: 2019-12-08

URL: CVE-2019-19449

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.8)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - 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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19449

Release Date: 2020-01-03

Fix Resolution: linux-yocto - 4.8.24+gitAUTOINC+c84532b647_f6329fd287,5.4.20+gitAUTOINC+c11911d4d1_f4d7dbafb1

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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.