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CVE-2019-11486

The Siemens R3964 line discipline driver in drivers/tty/n_r3964.c in the Linux kernel before 5.0.8 has multiple race conditions.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.0, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from linux, from debian, from opensuse and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-04-23T22:29:05.133

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:21:10.827

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.16.66	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.18.139	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 4.4.179	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 4.9.169	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 4.14.112	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 4.19.35	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 5.0.8	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	15.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	42.3	Yes
Application	netapp	active_iq	-	Yes
Application	netapp	hci_management_node	-	Yes
Application	netapp	snapprotect	-	Yes
Application	netapp	solidfire	-	Yes
Application	netapp	storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap	9.7	Yes
Application	netapp	vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap	9.7	Yes
Application	netapp	virtual_storage_console	9.7	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00037.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00043.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00071.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/29/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.112 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.35 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.169 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.8 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c7084edc3f6d67750f50d4183134c4fb5712a5c8 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c7084edc3f6d67750f50d4183134c4fb5712a5c8 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00011.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/26 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0005/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K50222414 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4465 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00037.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00043.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00071.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/29/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.112 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.35 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.169 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.8 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c7084edc3f6d67750f50d4183134c4fb5712a5c8 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c7084edc3f6d67750f50d4183134c4fb5712a5c8 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00011.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/26 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0005/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K50222414 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4465 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.