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…

published April 11, 2019

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00481 · 40.6th percentile
Published
2019-04-11T23:06Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 APR 23:06Z
    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…
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