CVE-2019-20908

kernel: lockdown: bypass through ACPI write via efivar_ssdt

Published Jul 15, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c in the Linux kernel before 5.4. Incorrect access permissions for the efivar_ssdt ACPI variable could be used by attackers to bypass lockdown or secure boot restrictions, aka CID-1957a85b0032.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-11442 An issue was discovered in drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c in the Linux kernel before 5.4. Incorrect access permissions for the efivar_ssdt ACPI variable could be used by attackers to bypass lockdown or secure boot restrictions, aka CID-1957a85b0032.
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History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 2:53 AM
Reserved
Jul 15, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 15, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:31 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 19, 2019, 12:00 AM