CVE-2019-2422 Information disclosure in Java

What is CVE-2019-2422?

CVE-2019-2422 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 16 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u201, 8u192 and 11.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u191. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.1 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2422?

It affects 18 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Hp Xp7 Command View, Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager, Netapp Oncommand Workflow Automation, Netapp Snapmanager and 12 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2422?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-2422 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-XY41512, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-2422, DLA-1732-1, DSA-4410-1, GHSA-9hmr-2699-952q, MINI-8jc6-whm8-75x6 and 11 more.