CVE-2019-11190
N/A
Published: April 11, 2019 at 11:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
Using N/A by N/A?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.8
Affected range stops below 4.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/commit/?id=a5b5352558f6808db0589644ea5401b3e3148a0d
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/commit/?id=e1676b55d874a43646e8b2c46d87f2f3e45516ff
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4008-2/
References (12)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/15/1x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/commit/?id=a5b5352558f6808db0589644ea5401b3e3148a0dx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/commit/?id=e1676b55d874a43646e8b2c46d87f2f3e45516ffMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card