Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2019-15792
In shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, shiftfs_btrfs_ioctl_fd_replace() calls fdget(oldfd), then without further checks passes the resulting file* into shiftfs_real_fdget(), which casts file->private_data, a void* that points to a filesystem-dependent type, to a "struct shiftfs_file_info *". As the private_data is not required to be a pointer, an attacker can use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 5.0, 5.3
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 18.04, 19.04
- Ubuntu Shiftfs In The Linux Kernel — versions 5.3.0-11.12, 5.0 kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4183-1 (Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4184-1 (Vendor Advisory)
- git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/eoan/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-15792?
- CVE-2019-15792 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-15792?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.