# CVE-2019-19039: \_\_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 allo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-21 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://github.com/bobfuzzer/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-19039
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html

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