CVE-2019-11884

Description

The do_hidp_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/hidp/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 5.0.15 allows a local user to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a HIDPCONNADD command, because a name field may not end with a '\0' character.

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.15 release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a1616a5ac99ede5d605047a9012481ce7ff18b16 patch vendor advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a1616a5ac99ede5d605047a9012481ce7ff18b16 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108299 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LAYXGGJUUYPOMCBZGGDCUZFLUU3JOZG5/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF2PDXUGOFEOTPVEACKFIHQB6O4XUIZD/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00037.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KPWHQHNM2MSGO3FDJVIQXQNKYVR7TV45/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00043.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00071.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4465 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00010.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00011.html third party advisory mailing list
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/26 third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4068-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4068-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4069-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4076-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4069-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11884?
CVE-2019-11884 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-11884?
To fix CVE-2019-11884, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-11884 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-11884 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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