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Debian: CVE-2019-11833: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-11833: linux -- security update

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/15/2019
Created
06/19/2019
Added
06/18/2019
Modified
07/07/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

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