Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2019-20908

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.

EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20908?
CVE-2019-20908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2019-20908?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-20908 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.