CVE-2019-1010066 Privilege escalation in msr-safe
An attacker can bypass access controls to modify model specific registers, potentially escalating privileges or executing code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1010066?
CVE-2019-1010066 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory msr-safe, published on 18 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory msr-safe v1.1.0 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The impact is: An attacker could modify model specific registers. The component is: ioctl handling. The attack vector is: An attacker could exploit a bug in ioctl interface whitelist checking, in order to write to model specific registers, normally a function reserved for the root user. The fixed version is: v1.2.0.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010066?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Llnl Model Specific Registers-Safe.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1010066?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1010066 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-1010066 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010066 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jfjq-mr93-rm2h.