CVE-2019-5489

The 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…

published January 7, 2019

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
55.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00774 · 55.3th percentile
Published
2019-01-07T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 JAN 18:00Z
    The 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…
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