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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-5068

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux/Unix host has unpatched vulnerability CVE-2019-5068 affecting shared memory permissions.

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Circl
CVE-2019-5068
4 Feb 202411:11
circl
CNVD
X11 Mesa 3D Graphics Library Shared Memory Privilege Vulnerability
24 Oct 201900:00
cnvd
CVE
CVE-2019-5068
5 Nov 201921:11
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2019-5068
5 Nov 201921:11
cvelist
Debian
[SECURITY] [DLA 1993-1] mesa security update
15 Nov 201914:10
debian
Debian CVE
CVE-2019-5068
5 Nov 201921:11
debiancve
Tenable Nessus
Debian DLA-1993-1 : mesa security update
18 Nov 201900:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : mesa (EulerOS-SA-2020-2415)
3 Nov 202000:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : mesa (EulerOS-SA-2020-2433)
3 Nov 202000:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : mesa (EulerOS-SA-2020-2520)
14 Dec 202000:00
nessus
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##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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  - An exploitable shared memory permissions vulnerability exists in the functionality of X11 Mesa 3D Graphics
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    vulnerability. (CVE-2019-5068)

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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

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  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "7",
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var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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