CVE-2019-11190
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 41th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/15/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107890
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/commit/?id=a5b5352558f6808db0589644ea5401b3e3148a0dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/commit/?id=e1676b55d874a43646e8b2c46d87f2f3e45516ffPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-3/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/03/4Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/03/4/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/15/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107890
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/commit/?id=a5b5352558f6808db0589644ea5401b3e3148a0dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/commit/?id=e1676b55d874a43646e8b2c46d87f2f3e45516ffPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-3/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/03/4Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/03/4/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.