High severity · published Sep 23, 2019
CVE-2019-16714
In the Linux kernel before 5.2.14, rds6_inc_info_copy in net/rds/recv.c allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory because tos and flags fields are…
7.5
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel before 5.2.14, rds6_inc_info_copy in net/rds/recv.c allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory because tos and flags fields are not initialized.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 5.2.14 · source: NVD
TS
Traffix Signaling Delivery Controller · F5
5.0.0 through 5.1.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
18.04; 19.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16714
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16714
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/24/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/25/1
Mailing List
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.14
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7d0a06586b2686ba80c4a2da5f91cb10ffbea736
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48351130?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
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