CVE-2019-8998

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability leading to a potential local escalation of privilege in the procfs service (the /proc filesystem) of BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform version(s) 6.5.0 SP1 and earlier could allow an attacker to potentially gain unauthorized access to a chosen process address space.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory blackberry.com

Affected: n/a BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (QNX SDP)

References

Link	Tags
http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000057178	patch vendor advisory mitigation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8998?: CVE-2019-8998 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-8998?: To fix CVE-2019-8998, 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-2019-8998 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-8998 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-8998?: CVE-2019-8998 affects n/a BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (QNX SDP).

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