SB2019092319 - Information disclosure in Linux kernel
Published: September 23, 2019 Updated: September 24, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019092319
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16714)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to "tos" and "flags" fields are not initialized in "rds6_inc_info_copy" in the "net/rds/recv.c" file. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information from kernel stack memory.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.