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CVE-2019-13233

kernel: use-after-free in arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c

Severity Score

7.0
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.9, there is a use-after-free for access to an LDT entry because of a race condition between modify_ldt() and a #BR exception for an MPX bounds violation.

En arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a la 5.1.9, hay un uso de memoria previamente liberada para acceder a una entrada LDT debido a una condición de carrera entre modify_ldt () y una excepción #BR para una violación de los límites de MPX.

A vulnerability was found in the arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c function in the Linux kernel. An attacker could corrupt the memory due to a flaw in use-after-free access to an LDT entry caused by a race condition between modify_ldt() and a #BR exception for an MPX bounds violation.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-07-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-07-04 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-04 First Exploit
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 5.1.9
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Affected