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title: "CVE-2019-11248\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-11248

Publication date 29 August 2019

Last updated 24 June 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11248?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The debugging endpoint /debug/pprof is exposed over the unauthenticated
Kubelet healthz port. The go pprof endpoint is exposed over the Kubelet's
healthz port. This debugging endpoint can potentially leak sensitive
information such as internal Kubelet memory addresses and configuration, or
for limited denial of service. Versions prior to 1.15.0, 1.14.4, 1.13.8,
and 1.12.10 are affected. The issue is of medium severity, but not exposed
by the default configuration.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11248?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| kubernetes | 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life |
| 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [leosilva](https://launchpad.net/~leosilva)

kubernates is in fact a kubernetes installer
that calls snap, not the package it self.

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11248)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11248)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-11248)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11248)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/81023>
* <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/kubernetes-security-announce/pKELclHIov8>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11248>