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CVE-2019-19319

Public on 2019-11-27
Modified on 2020-06-03
Description

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Ext4 FileSystem in the way it uses a crafted ext4 image. This flaw allows a local user with physical access to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2020-06-01 12:24 ALAS-2020-1377
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel 2020-06-01 22:37 ALAS2-2020-1431
Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra kernel-livepatch-4.14.173-137.228 2020-06-10 00:22 ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-020
Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra kernel-livepatch-4.14.173-137.229 2020-06-10 00:22 ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-019
Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra kernel-livepatch-4.14.177-139.253 2020-06-10 00:21 ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-018
Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra kernel-livepatch-4.14.177-139.254 2020-06-10 00:21 ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-017

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P