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CVE-2019-3901 Detail

Description

A race condition in perf_event_open() allows local attackers to leak sensitive data from setuid programs. As no relevant locks (in particular the cred_guard_mutex) are held during the ptrace_may_access() call, it is possible for the specified target task to perform an execve() syscall with setuid execution before perf_event_alloc() actually attaches to it, allowing an attacker to bypass the ptrace_may_access() check and the perf_event_exit_task(current) call that is performed in install_exec_creds() during privileged execve() calls. This issue affects kernel versions before 4.8.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89937 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89937 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3901 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3901 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0005/ Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0005/ Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-667 Improper Locking cwe source acceptance level NIST   Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-3901
NVD Published Date:
04/22/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.