What is CVE-2019-3459?

CVE-2019-3459 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2019-3459 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-3459?

CVE-2019-3459 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-3459?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-3459 patch availability.

Is CVE-2019-3459 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-3459 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2019-3459

Medium

A heap address information leak while using L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1-rc1.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-04-11

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-125

CVE-2019-3459 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

19 total

Marc
https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=154721580222522&w=2

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/linus/7c9cbd0b5e38a1672fcd137894ace3b042dfbf69

Patch Vendor Advisory
Bugzilla
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1120758

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/27/7

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-3459

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-04-11

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3459?

CVE-2019-3459 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2019-3459 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-3459?

CVE-2019-3459 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-3459?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-3459 patch availability.
Is CVE-2019-3459 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2019-3459 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.