Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-19447
Published: December 8, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34985
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19447
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted ext4 filesystem image, performing some operations, and unmounting can lead to a use-after-free in ext4_put_super in fs/ext4/super.c, related to dump_orphan_list in fs/ext4/super.c.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19447
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html
- https://github.com/bobfuzzer/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-19447
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/