CVE-2019-3460 Information disclosure in Linux

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A heap data infoleak in the Linux kernel allows attackers to read sensitive memory contents via L2CAP parsing flaws.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-3460?

CVE-2019-3460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 11 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A heap data infoleak in multiple locations including L2CAP_PARSE_CONF_RSP was found in the Linux kernel before 5.1-rc1.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3460?

It affects 16 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Redhat Codeready Linux Builder, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop and 10 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-3460?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-3460 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3460 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3460, GHSA-29qr-jmq6-gcm6, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3460.

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