CVE-2019-15792

Type confusion in shiftfs

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 23, 2020 at 11:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:21 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelUbuntu LinuxLinux kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

In shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, shiftfs_btrfs_ioctl_fd_replace() calls fdget(oldfd), then without further checks passes the resulting file* into shiftfs_real_fdget(), which casts file->private_data, a void* that points to a filesystem-dependent type, to a "struct shiftfs_file_info *". As the private_data is not required to be a pointer, an attacker can use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.0 kernel ≤ v < 5.0.0-35.385.3.0-11.12 ≤ v < 5.3 kernel*5.0 kernel5.3.0-11.12
Affected range stops below 5.0.0-35.38, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.3 kernel*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-843

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