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CVE-2019-15793

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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 into init_user_ns, whereas they should have been translated into the s_user_ns for the lower filesystem. This resulted in using ids other than the intended ones in the lower fs, which likely did not map into the shifts s_user_ns. A local attacker could use this to possibly bypass discretionary access control permissions.

CWE-538CWE-276

How to fix

Remediation Available
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1025.27~18.04.1USN-4184-1
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1025.26~18.04.1USN-4184-1
linux-gke-5.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1025.26~18.04.1USN-4184-1
linux-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-35.38~18.04.1USN-4184-1
linux-image-5.0.0-1025-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1025.27~18.04.1USN-4184-1
linux-image-5.0.0-1025-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1025.26~18.04.1USN-4184-1
linux-image-5.0.0-1025-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1025.26~18.04.1USN-4184-1
linux-image-5.0.0-1027-oem-osp1Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1027.31USN-4184-1
linux-image-5.0.0-35-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-35.38~18.04.1USN-4184-1
linux-image-5.0.0-35-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-35.38~18.04.1USN-4184-1
linux-image-5.0.0-35-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-35.38~18.04.1USN-4184-1
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0.1025.36USN-4184-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0.1025.29USN-4184-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0.35.93USN-4184-1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0.35.93USN-4184-1
linux-image-gke-5.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0.1025.14USN-4184-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0.35.93USN-4184-1
linux-image-oem-osp1Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0.1027.31USN-4184-1
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0.35.93USN-4184-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0.35.93USN-4184-1
linux-oem-osp1Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1027.31USN-4184-1

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.69%probability of exploitation in 30 days
49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

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CVE-2017-9947Medium5.37.3%-Fix
CVE-2018-11798Medium6.54.9%-Fix
CVE-2017-16770Medium6.51.9%-Fix
CVE-2018-10590High7.51.7%-Fix
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