In the Linux kernel before 5.4.2, the io_uring feature leads to requests that inadvertently have UID 0 and full capabilities, aka CID-181e448d8709. This is related to fs/io-wq.c, fs/io_uring.c, and net/socket.c. For example, an attacker can bypass intended restrictions on adding an IPv4 address to the loopback interface. This occurs because IORING_OP_SENDMSG operations, although requested in the context of an unprivileged user, are sometimes performed by a kernel worker thread without considering that context.
References
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https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.2 | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d69e07793f891524c6bbf1e75b9ae69db4450953 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=181e448d8709e517c9c7b523fcd209f24eb38ca7 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1975 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/ | |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/ |
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Information
Published : 2019-12-17 20:15
Updated : 2020-08-24 17:37
NVD link : CVE-2019-19241
Mitre link : CVE-2019-19241
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE