DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11190

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2019-11190
Downstream
DLA-1799-1
Published: 12 Apr 2019, 00:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:19

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
4.7 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Apr 2019, 00:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:19
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The Linux kernel before 4.8 allows local users to bypass ASLR on setuid programs (such as /bin/su) because install_exec_creds() is called too late in load_elf_binary() in fs/binfmt_elf.c, and thus the ptrace_may_access() check has a race condition when reading /proc/pid/stat.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.8.5-1 | < 4.8.5-1 | < 4.8.5-1 | < 4.8.5-1

References (1)