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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11690

gen_rand_uuid in lib/uuid.c in Das U-Boot v2014.04 through v2019.04 lacks an srand call, which allows attackers to determine UUID values in scenarios where CONFIG_RANDOM_UUID is enabled, and Das U-Boot is relied upon for UUID values of a GUID Partition Table of a boot device.

Products
u-boot
Affected versions
2015.04+dfsg1-2ubuntu1, 2015.10+dfsg1-2, 2015.10+dfsg1-3, 2015.10+dfsg1-4, 2016.01+dfsg1-1, 2016.01+dfsg1-1ubuntu1, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu1, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu2, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu3, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm1, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2019-11690
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 00:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11690

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 May 2019, 13:29 UTC

gen_rand_uuid in lib/uuid.c in Das U-Boot v2014.04 through v2019.04 lacks an srand call, which allows attackers to determine UUID values in scenarios where CONFIG_RANDOM_UUID is enabled, and Das U-Boot is relied upon for UUID values of a GUID Partition Table of a boot device.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11690

u-boot

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11690",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11690",
    "summary": "gen_rand_uuid in lib/uuid.c in Das U-Boot v2014.04 through v2019.04 lacks an srand call, which allows attackers to determine UUID values in scenarios where CONFIG_RANDOM_UUID is enabled, and Das U-Boot is relied upon for UUID values of a GUID Partition Table of a boot device.",
    "evidence": "osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11690",
    "products": [
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          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2015.04+dfsg1-2ubuntu1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2015.10+dfsg1-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2015.10+dfsg1-3",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2015.10+dfsg1-4",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu2",
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          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu3",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
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          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2",
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    ],
    "severity": "medium",
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          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        },
        {
          "type": "Ubuntu",
          "score": "low"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
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          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/u-boot?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
          },
          "versions": [
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            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu1",
            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu2",
            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu3",
            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm1",
            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11690.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-exynos",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-imx",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-omap",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-rockchip",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-rpi",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-sunxi",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-tegra",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-tools",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-17T12:52:38.922038417Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2019-11690"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11690",
        "https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1092945",
        "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11690"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 353261,
  "published_at": "2019-05-03T13:29:00+00:00"
}