CVE-2019-15875 Information disclosure in FreeBSD

Low 3.3 Published 18 Feb 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can read up to 20 bytes of kernel data from core dump files due to improper stack initialization in FreeBSD.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-15875?

CVE-2019-15875 is a low-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 18 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r354734, 12.1-RELEASE before 12.1-RELEASE-p2, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p13, 11.3-STABLE before r354735, and 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p6, due to incorrect initialization of a stack data structure, core dump files may contain up to 20 bytes of kernel data previously stored on the stack.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15875?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15875?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-15875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9q2m-66p7-cw4v.