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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | msr-safe | v1.1.0 [fixed: v1.2.0] |
References
- https://github.com/LLNL/msr-safe/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.4/html/x856.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LLNL/msr-safe/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.4/html/x856.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 18, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified