CVE-2019-3885 Use after free in pacemaker

Low 3.3 Published Updated

A use-after-free flaw in Pacemaker allows attackers to leak sensitive information via system logs, requiring patching for cluster administrators.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-3885?

CVE-2019-3885 is a low-severity use after free vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 18 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A use-after-free flaw was found in pacemaker up to and including version 2.0.1 which could result in certain sensitive information to be leaked via the system logs.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3885?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Clusterlabs Pacemaker, Fedoraproject Fedora.

How do I fix CVE-2019-3885?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2019-3885 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3885, GHSA-65pr-6j4p-wvp6, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3885.

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