SB2019092319 - Information disclosure in Linux kernel
Published: September 23, 2019 Updated: September 24, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019092319
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16714)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
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.