What is CVE-2019-11599?

CVE-2019-11599 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, classified as a Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667). CVE-2019-11599 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-11599?

CVE-2019-11599 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-11599?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-11599. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-11599 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-11599 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html

CVE-2019-11599

High

The coredump implementation in the Linux kernel before 5.0.10 does not use locking or other mechanisms to prevent vma layout or vma flags changes while it runs, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a race condition with mmget_not_zero or get_task_mm calls. This is related to fs/userfaultfd.c, mm/mmap.c, fs/proc/task_mmu.c, and drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_main.c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-04-29

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-667

CVE-2019-11599 is a Improper Locking vulnerability

What is Improper Locking?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2019-11599 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00014.html

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.html

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152663/Linux-Missing-Lockdown.html

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153702/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/29/1

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/29/2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/1

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108113

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0100

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0103

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0179

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Bugs
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1790

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.114

Mailing List Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.37

Mailing List Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.10

Mailing List Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html

Exploit
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00011.html

Broken Link
Seclists
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/33

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Seclists
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/26

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0002/

Third Party Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51674118

Third Party Advisory
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K51674118?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4069-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4069-2/

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-1/

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4465

Third Party Advisory
Exploit-DB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46781/

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Oracle
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=04f5866e41fb70690e28397487d8bd8eea7d712a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04f5866e41fb70690e28397487d8bd8eea7d712a
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-11599

Severity High

CVSS score 7.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-04-29

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11599?

CVE-2019-11599 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Locking flaw (CWE-667) . CVE-2019-11599 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-11599?

CVE-2019-11599 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-11599?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-11599. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-11599 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-11599 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Improper Locking (CWE-667)?

The product does not properly acquire or release a lock, which can lead to unexpected behaviour. View CWE-667 on MITRE CWE →