Medium severity · published Apr 11, 2019
CVE-2019-3459
A heap address information leak while using L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1-rc1
6.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A heap address information leak while using L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1-rc1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 5.1 · source: NVD
CL
Codeready Linux Builder · Redhat
8.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
5.0; 6.0; 7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
8.1; 8.2; 8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Real Time · Redhat
7; 8 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv · Redhat
7; 8 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv Tus · Redhat
8.2; 8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Real Time Tus · Redhat
8.2; 8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
8.2; 8.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3459
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3459
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/1
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/28/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/12/1
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
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