CVE-2019-11833

MEDIUMMonitor

Published:May 15, 2019(7 years ago)

Modified:Nov 21, 2024

Local AccessNo InteractionLow Complexity

Vulnerability Description

fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.2 does not zero out the unused memory region in the extent tree block, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading uninitialized data in the filesystem.

Attack Characteristics

Local AccessLow ComplexityLow PrivilegesNo User Interaction

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
linux	linux_kernel	5.1.2	-
fedoraproject	fedora	-	-
debian	debian_linux	-

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
May 15, 20197 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
Nov 21, 20241 year ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4068-2/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4069-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4069-2/Third Party Advisory

CVSS Score

v3.1

5.5/ 10.0

MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

At a Glance

Affected Products

References

linux / linux_kernel

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4076-1/Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-2/Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4465Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00071....Broken Link

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039....Broken Link

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00048....Broken Link

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security...Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108372Broken Link

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/592acbf16821288ecdc4192c47e37...Patch

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00010.htmlMailing List

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00011.htmlMailing List

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists...

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/26Mailing List

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4068-1/Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4068-2/Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4069-1/Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4069-2/Third Party Advisory