CVE-2019-8339

low-risk
Published 2019-05-17

An issue was discovered in Falco through 0.14.0. A missing indicator for insufficient resources allows local users to bypass the detection engine.

Do I need to act?

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0.10% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Falco

Affected Vendors

Falco

References (8)

Vendor Advisory https://falco.org/docs/event-sources/dropped-events/
Patch https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/561
Vendor Advisory https://sysdig.com/blog/cve-2019-8339-falco-vulnerability/
Exploit https://www.twistlock.com/labs-blog/falco-vulnerability-cve-2019-8339/
Vendor Advisory https://falco.org/docs/event-sources/dropped-events/
Patch https://github.com/falcosecurity/falco/pull/561
Vendor Advisory https://sysdig.com/blog/cve-2019-8339-falco-vulnerability/
Exploit https://www.twistlock.com/labs-blog/falco-vulnerability-cve-2019-8339/
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal