CVE-2019-19770
In the Linux kernel 4.19.83, there is a use-after-free (read) in the debugfs_remove function in fs/debugfs/inode.c (which is used to remove a file or directory in debugfs that was previously created with a call to another debugfs function such as…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel 4.19.83, there is a use-after-free (read) in the debugfs_remove function in fs/debugfs/inode.c (which is used to remove a file or directory in debugfs that was previously created with a call to another debugfs function such as debugfs_create_file). NOTE: Linux kernel developers dispute this issue as not being an issue with debugfs, instead this is an issue with misuse of debugfs within blktrace
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.45% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205713Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/20200402000002.7442-1-mcgrof%40kernel.org/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205713Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-block/20200402000002.7442-1-mcgrof%40kernel.org/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.