CVE-2019-11811 (High) detected in linux179e72b561d3d331c850e1a5779688d7a7de5246

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CVE-2019-11811 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux179e72b561d3d331c850e1a5779688d7a7de5246

Linux kernel stable tree mirror

Library home page: https://github.com/gregkh/linux.git

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c /drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.4. There is a use-after-free upon attempted read access to /proc/ioports after the ipmi_si module is removed, related to drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c, drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_mem_io.c, and drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_port_io.c.

Publish Date: 2019-05-07

URL: CVE-2019-11811

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.0)

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: High - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11811

Release Date: 2019-05-07

Fix Resolution: v5.1-rc1

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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.