Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-10639
The Linux kernel 4.x (starting from 4.1) and 5.x before 5.0.8 allows Information Exposure (partial kernel address disclosure), leading to a KASLR bypass. Specifically, it is possible to extract the KASLR kernel image offset using the IP ID values the kernel produces for connection-less protocols (e.g., UDP and ICMP). When such traffic is sent to multiple destination IP addresses, it is possible to obtain hash collisions (of indices to the counter array) and thereby obtain the hashing key (via enumeration). This key contains enough bits from a kernel address (of a static variable) so when the key is extracted (via enumeration), the offset of the kernel image is exposed. This attack can be carried out remotely, by the attacker forcing the target device to send UDP or ICMP (or certain other) traffic to attacker-controlled IP addresses. Forcing a server to send UDP traffic is trivial if the server is a DNS server. ICMP traffic is trivial if the server answers ICMP Echo requests (ping). For client targets, if the target visits the attacker's web page, then WebRTC or gQUIC can be used to force UDP traffic to attacker-controlled IP addresses. NOTE: this attack against KASLR became viable in 4.1 because IP ID generation was changed to have a dependency on an address associated with a network namespace.
Products affected by CVE-2019-10639
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-10639
0.56%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 78 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-10639
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST | |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-10639
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The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-10639
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.10478.pdf
Third Party Advisory
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
July 2019 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
USN-4118-1: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K32804955
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00022.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1862-1] linux security update
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https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.8
Mailing List;Release Notes;Vendor Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1757-1: important: Security update
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2021
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https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K32804955?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00014.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1716-1: important: Security update
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https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4497-1 linux
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/
USN-4115-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/355b98553789b646ed97ad801a619ff898471b92
netns: provide pure entropy for net_hash_mix() · torvalds/linux@355b985 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1885-1] linux-4.9 security update
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https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=355b98553789b646ed97ad801a619ff898471b92
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeMailing List;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18
Bugtraq: [SECURITY] [DSA 4497-1] linux security update
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