CVE-2019-12380

kernel: memory allocation failure in the efi subsystem leads to denial of service

Published May 28, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
**DISPUTED** An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because “All the code touched by the referenced commit runs only at boot, before any user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it.”.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-4015 **DISPUTED** An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because “All the code touched by the referenced commit runs only at boot, before any user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it.”.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4414-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4427-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4439-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:17 PM
Reserved
May 27, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 28, 2019, 3:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:14 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 25, 2019, 12:00 AM