VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-11833

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.65%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-05-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.2 does not zero out the unused memory region in the extent tree block, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading uninitialized data in the filesystem.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-908

Primary references