CVE-2019-15793
Mishandling of file-system uid/gid with namespaces in shiftfs
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Apr 23, 2020
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 29, 2019
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | canonical |
Weaknesses
- CWE-538 File and Directory Information Exposure
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Shiftfs in the Linux kernelUbuntu |
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References
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