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CVE-2019-1010066

7.5 · HIGH

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory msr-safe v1.1.0 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control.

Published Jul 18, 2019CWE-269EPSS 1.34%

Overview

CVE-2019-1010066 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 18, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory msr-safe v1.1.0 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: An attacker could modify model specific registers. The component is: ioctl handling. The attack vector is: An attacker could exploit a bug in ioctl interface whitelist checking, in order to write to model specific registers, normally a function reserved for the root user. The fixed version is: v1.2.0.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/LLNL/msr-safe/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0Refwww.tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.4/html/x856.htmlGitHubgithub.com/LLNL/msr-safe/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0Refwww.tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.4/html/x856.html

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What is CVE-2019-1010066?

CVE-2019-1010066 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 18, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2019-1010066?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-1010066?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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