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CVE-2019-15791

Published: 12 November 2019

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() installs an fd referencing a file from the lower filesystem without taking an additional reference to that file. After the btrfs ioctl completes this fd is closed, which then puts a reference to that file, leading to a refcount underflow.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Jann Horn discovered a reference count underflow in the shiftfs implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-16.19)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-10.11)
eoan
Released (5.3.0-22.24)
trusty Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
Patches:
Introduced by

local-2019-15791-break

Fixed by local-2019-15791-fix
linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-13.14~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was pending)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1003.3)
eoan
Released (5.3.0-1007.8)
trusty Does not exist

xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1002.3)
eoan
Released (5.3.0-1007.8)
trusty Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
linux-aws-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1030.31~16.04.1)
linux-aws-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1021.24~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1007.8~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.2)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1003.3)
eoan
Released (5.3.0-1007.8)
trusty Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.11.0-1009.9)
linux-azure-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1001.1)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1002.3)
eoan
Released (5.3.0-1008.9)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.10.0-1004.4)
linux-gcp-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1008.9~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1030.32)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1011.11~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1002.3)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1021.24)
eoan Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1035.40)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
linux-oem-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-osp1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
eoan Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.11)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9)
eoan
Released (5.3.0-1006.7)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9~16.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1007.12~18.04.1)
disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.13.0-1005.5)
disco Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1005.7)
eoan
Released (5.3.0-1012.14)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
linux-raspi2-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1017.19~18.04.1)
eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Does not exist

linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1077.82)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.10)
eoan Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.12~rc2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1012.12)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H