CVE-2019-5612 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r351264, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p10, 11.3-STABLE before r351265, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p3, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p14, the kernel driver for /dev/midistat implements a read handler that is not thread-safe. A multi-threaded program can exploit races in the handler to copy out kernel memory outside the boundaries of midistat's data buffer.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freebsd	Freebsd	11.2
Netapp	Clustered Data Ontap	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

References

https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:23.midi.ascMitigationVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190910-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:23.midi.ascMitigationVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190910-0002/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-5612?

CVE-2019-5612 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r351264, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p10, 11.3-STABLE before r351265, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p3, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p14, the kernel drive...

How severe is CVE-2019-5612?

CVE-2019-5612 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-5612?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freebsd Freebsd, Netapp Clustered Data Ontap.