**DISPUTED** An issue was discovered in the efi subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. phys_efi_set_virtual_address_map in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c and efi_call_phys_prolog in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c mishandle memory allocation failures. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because “All the code touched by the referenced commit runs only at boot, before any user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it.”.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | May 28, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perfUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel | Mar 23, 2020 | May 28, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Nov 11, 2020 | May 25, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 28, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-man | Jun 18, 2019 | May 28, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1045-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1046-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1140-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1069-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-109-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.0Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1136-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1078-gcpUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-107-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1111-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1075-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-4.15Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1091-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1091-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1077-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1081-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1064-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1077-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1048-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1074-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-109-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1065-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-107-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-109-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1065-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-107-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic | Aug 5, 2020 | May 28, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 28, 2019 |
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