CVE-2019-15794

Overlayfs en el kernel de Linux y shiftfs, un parche no upstream para el kernel de Linux incluido en las series de kernel Ubuntu versiones 5.0 y 5.3, ambos reemplazan vma->vm_file en sus manejadores de mmap. En el error el valor original no se restaura, y se pone la referencia para el archivo al que apunta vm_file. En los núcleos ascendentes esto no es un problema, ya que ninguna de las llamadas que siguen a vm_file después de call_mmap() devuelve un error. Sin embargo, los parches de aufs cambian mmap_region() para reemplazar el fput() usando una variable local con vma_fput(), la cual fput() vm_file, lo que lleva a un subflujo de recuento.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. In Overlayfs, vma->vm_file was replaced in the mmap handlers and, on errors, the original value is not restored. A local attacker with special user privilege (or root) can cause a kernel internal information leak. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Jann Horn discovered that the OverlayFS and ShiftFS Drivers in the Linux kernel did not properly handle reference counting during memory mapping operations when used in conjunction with AUFS. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the 802.11 Wi-Fi configuration interface for the Linux kernel when handling beacon settings. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.