What is CVE-2019-15792?

CVE-2019-15792 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2019-15792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-15792?

CVE-2019-15792 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-15792?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-15792. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-15792 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-15792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2019-15792

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-04-24

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-843

CVE-2019-15792 is classified as CWE-843

See CWE-843 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2019-15792 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4183-1

Vendor Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4184-1

Vendor Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/eoan/commit/?id=5df147c8140efc71ac0879ae3b0057f577226d4c
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-15792

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-04-24

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15792?

CVE-2019-15792 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2019-15792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-15792?

CVE-2019-15792 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-15792?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-15792. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-15792 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-15792 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.