CVE-2019-10638

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.1.7, a device can be tracked by an attacker using the IP ID values the kernel produces for connection-less protocols (e.g., UDP and ICMP). When such traffic is sent to multiple destination IP addresses, it is possible to obtain hash collisions (of indices to the counter array) and thereby obtain the hashing key (via enumeration). An attack may be conducted by hosting a crafted web page that uses WebRTC or gQUIC to force UDP traffic to attacker-controlled IP addresses.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.76% Top 30%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109092 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.html vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495 vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13 mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18 mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00016.html mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4117-1/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4114-1/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4116-1/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517 vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11 mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.8 mailing list release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/355b98553789b646ed97ad801a619ff898471b92 third party advisory patch
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=355b98553789b646ed97ad801a619ff898471b92 mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.10478.pdf third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/55f0fc7a02de8f12757f4937143d8d5091b2e40b third party advisory patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/df453700e8d81b1bdafdf684365ee2b9431fb702 third party advisory patch
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=df453700e8d81b1bdafdf684365ee2b9431fb702 mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.7 mailing list release notes vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-10638?
CVE-2019-10638 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-10638?
To fix CVE-2019-10638, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-10638 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-10638 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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