Description
__btrfs_free_extent in fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.12 calls btrfs_print_leaf in a certain ENOENT case, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information about register values via the dmesg program. NOTE: The BTRFS development team disputes this issues as not being a vulnerability because “1) The kernel provide facilities to restrict access to dmesg - dmesg_restrict=1 sysctl option. So it's really up to the system administrator to judge whether dmesg access shall be disallowed or not. 2) WARN/WARN_ON are widely used macros in the linux kernel. If this CVE is considered valid this would mean there are literally thousands CVE lurking in the kernel - something which clearly is not the case.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://github.com/bobfuzzer/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-19039Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bobfuzzer/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-19039Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 21, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified