CVE-2019-5489

Summary

CVECVE-2019-5489
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-07 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionThe mincore() implementation in mm/mincore.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.13 allowed local attackers to observe page cache access patterns of other processes on the same system, potentially allowing sniffing of secret information. (Fixing this affects the output of the fincore program.) Limited remote exploitation may be possible, as demonstrated by latency differences in accessing public files from an Apache HTTP Server.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-319

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Performance Analytics Services - All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Performance Analytics Services - All All All
Application Netapp Element Software Management Node - All All All
Application Netapp Element Software Management Node - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
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Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Bugtraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 4465-1] linux security update BUGTRAQ seclists.org
Change mincore() to count "mapped" pages rather than "cached" pages · torvalds/linux@574823b · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1570-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1479-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Bug 1120843 – VUL-0: CVE-2019-5489: kernel-source: new pagecache side-channel attack MISC bugzilla.suse.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4465-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Security Advisory - Page-Cache Side-Channel Vulnerability CONFIRM www.huawei.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1823-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
New side-channel leak: Boffins bash operating system page caches until they spill secrets • The Register MISC www.theregister.co.uk Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
CVE-2019-5489 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1824-1] linux-4.9 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Linux Kernel 'mm/mincore.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1579-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[1901.01161] Page Cache Attacks MISC arxiv.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 160525 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for unbreakable enterprise kernel (ELSA-2023-12232)
  • 296075 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 21.69.0 Missing (CPUAPR2020)
  • 390276 Oracle VM Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2023-0007)
  • 610324 Google Android March 2021 Security Patch Missing for Huawei EMUI
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