Bug 1818818 (CVE-2019-9454) - CVE-2019-9454 kernel: out of bounds write in i2c driver leads to local escalation of privilege
Summary: CVE-2019-9454 kernel: out of bounds write in i2c driver leads to local escala...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2019-9454
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: Engineering1804074 1818819 Engineering1822641 Engineering1822642 Engineering1825868 Engineering1825869 Engineering1825870 Red Hat1888693 Engineering1894466 Red Hat1894467 Red Hat1894468 Red Hat1894469
Blocks: Embargoed1750356
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Reported: 2020-03-30 13:00 UTC by msiddiqu
Modified: 2021-02-16 20:22 UTC (History)
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An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the i2c driver in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges with system execution privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
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Last Closed: 2020-05-12 16:32:21 UTC

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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2020:4416 0 None None None 2020-10-29 15:10:26 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2020:4417 0 None None None 2020-10-29 15:08:55 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2020:4418 0 None None None 2020-10-29 15:14:17 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2020:4419 0 None None None 2020-10-29 15:12:47 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2020:4420 0 None None None 2020-10-29 15:51:37 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:2104 0 None None None 2020-05-12 15:12:47 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:4060 0 None None None 2020-09-29 20:53:47 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:4062 0 None None None 2020-09-29 18:59:36 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:5206 0 None None None 2020-11-24 10:55:41 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:5430 0 None None None 2020-12-15 08:55:09 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:5656 0 None None None 2020-12-22 09:32:31 UTC

Description msiddiqu 2020-03-30 13:00:19 UTC 
A vulnerability was found in i2c driver in kernel, where there is a possible out of bounds write due
to memory corruption. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with
System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for
exploitation.

Upstream commit:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa

References: 

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2019-09-01
Comment 1 msiddiqu 2020-03-30 13:01:30 UTC 
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1818819]
Comment 2 Justin M. Forbes 2020-03-30 14:41:24 UTC 
This was fixed for Fedora with the 4.14.15 stable kernel updates.
Comment 10 Petr Matousek 2020-04-28 12:15:47 UTC 
Mitigation:

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2020-05-12 15:12:44 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2020:2104 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:2104
Comment 13 Product Security DevOps Team 2020-05-12 16:32:21 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-9454
Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2020-09-29 18:59:31 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2020:4062 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4062
Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2020-09-29 20:53:42 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2020:4060 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4060
Comment 36 errata-xmlrpc 2020-11-24 10:55:32 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2020:5206 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5206
Comment 37 errata-xmlrpc 2020-12-15 08:55:01 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2020:5430 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5430
Comment 38 errata-xmlrpc 2020-12-22 09:32:27 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2020:5656 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5656
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