Vulnerability in N/a
CVE-2019-13272
In the Linux kernel before 5.1.17, ptrace_link in kernel/ptrace.c mishandles the recording of the credentials of a process that wants to create a ptrace relationship, which allows local users to obtain root access by leveraging certain sce…
EPSS: 0.804 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- N/a — versions n/a
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- jas502n/CVE-2019-13272
- Cyc1eC/CVE-2019-13272
- oneoy/CVE-2019-13272
- Tharana/vulnerability-exploitation
- josemlwdf/CVE-2019-13272
- MDS1GNAL/ptrace_scope-CVE-2019-13272-privilege-escalation
- Tharana/Exploiting-a-Linux-kernel-vulnerability
- bigbigliang-malwarebenchmark/cve-2019-13272
- letsr00t/CVE-2019-13272
- Chinmay1743/ptrace-vuln
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153663/Linux-PTRACE_TRACEME-Broken-Permission-Obj… (x_refsource_MISC)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (x_refsource_MISC)
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.17 (x_refsource_MISC)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6994eefb0053799d2e07cd140df6c2ea106c41ee (x_refsource_MISC)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (x_refsource_MISC)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- FEDORA-2019-a95015e60f (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- DSA-4484 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- 20190722 [SECURITY] [DSA 4484-1] linux security update (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-13272?
- CVE-2019-13272 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2019-07-17.
- Is CVE-2019-13272 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2019-13272 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-12-10), indicating it is being actively exploited. 136 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.