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CVE-2019-16714

Published: 23 September 2019

In the Linux kernel before 5.2.14, rds6_inc_info_copy in net/rds/recv.c allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory because tos and flags fields are not initialized.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the IPv6 RDS implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize fields in a data structure returned to user space. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). Please note that the RDS protocol is blacklisted in Ubuntu by default.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
This is a local info leak that is only reachable by calling the
getsockopt(2) system call on an IPv6 RDS socket.
By default, the rds.ko module is blacklisted in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and
newer releases.

Mitigation

Ensure that /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf contains the following
lines:
  # rds
  alias net-pf-21 off

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-16.19)
disco
Released (5.0.0-32.34)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-10.11)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-9.12)
trusty Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
Patches:
Introduced by

3eb450367d0823226515ee24712ed08eccb33eb9

Fixed by 7d0a06586b2686ba80c4a2da5f91cb10ffbea736
Introduced by

b7ff8b1036f0b0df1390ba6b5e9bc7ec458e857a

Fixed by 7d0a06586b2686ba80c4a2da5f91cb10ffbea736
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
disco
Released (5.0.0-1019.21)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1003.3)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
trusty Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
linux-aws-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1021.24~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1030.31~16.04.1)
linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1023.24~18.04.1)
disco
Released (5.0.0-1023.24)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1002.2)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1006.6)
trusty Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
linux-azure-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1007.8~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1023.24~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1021.21~18.04.1)
disco
Released (5.0.0-1021.21)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1003.3)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1004.4)
linux-gcp-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1008.9~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1021.21~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1030.32)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1023.23~18.04.2)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-32.34~18.04.2)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was pending)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
disco
Released (5.0.0-1020.21)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1003.3)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1004.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.3)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1021.24)
eoan Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1035.40)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
linux-oem-5.6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1002.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-osp1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1025.28)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan
Released (5.0.0-1025.28)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9)
disco Ignored
(end of life, was pending)
eoan Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1011.13)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9~16.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1007.12~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1005.5)
disco
Released (5.0.0-1020.20)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1005.6)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1004.4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
linux-raspi2-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1017.19~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Does not exist

linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1077.82)
disco
Released (5.0.0-1024.25)
eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.3~rc7)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N