CVE-2019-3459 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.1.52

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CVE-2019-3459 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.1.52

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 32145daf0c96b012284199f23418243e0168269f

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c /net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c

Vulnerability Details

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

Publish Date: 2019-04-11

URL: CVE-2019-3459

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Adjacent - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3459

Release Date: 2019-04-11

Fix Resolution: v5.1-rc1

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