VulnerabilityModified
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 not initialized.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.70%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.70% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-909
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · f5/traffix signaling delivery controller
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/24/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/25/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.14Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7d0a06586b2686ba80c4a2da5f91cb10ffbea736Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48351130?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-2/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/24/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/25/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.14Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7d0a06586b2686ba80c4a2da5f91cb10ffbea736Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48351130?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-2/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.