CWE Code: 388
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 2.1
CWE Name: 7PK - Errors
Summary: **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.?.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): NONE/NONE/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2019-05-28
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-10