What is CVE-2019-15793?

CVE-2019-15793 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ubuntu Shiftfs In The Linux Kernel, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-15793?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Ubuntu Shiftfs In The Linux Kernel

CVE-2019-15793

In shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, several locations which shift ids translate user/group ids before performing operations in the lower filesystem were translating them in…

EPSS: 0.000 (10.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ubuntu Shiftfs In The Linux Kernel — versions 5.3.0-11.12, 5.0 kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-538 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory

References

usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4183-1 (x_refsource_MISC)
usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4184-1 (x_refsource_MISC)
git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/eoan/commit/ (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15793?: CVE-2019-15793 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ubuntu Shiftfs In The Linux Kernel, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-15793?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.