Medium severity · published Apr 22, 2019
CVE-2019-3901
A race condition in perf_event_open() allows local attackers to leak sensitive data from setuid programs
4.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A race condition in perf_event_open() allows local attackers to leak sensitive data from setuid programs. As no relevant locks (in particular the cred_guard_mutex) are held during the ptrace_may_access() call, it is possible for the specified target task to perform an execve() syscall with setuid execution before perf_event_alloc() actually attaches to it, allowing an attacker to bypass the ptrace_may_access() check and the perf_event_exit_task(current) call that is performed in install_exec_creds() during privileged execve() calls. This issue affects kernel versions before 4.8.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 4.8 · source: NVD
AI
Active IQ Unified Manager For Vmware Vsphere · Netapp
9.5 and later · source: NVD
CF
Cn1610 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
HM
Hci Management Node · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SN
Snapprotect · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SO
Solidfire · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SR
Storage Replication Adapter For Clustered Data Ontap For Vmware Vsphere · Netapp
7.2 and later · source: NVD
VP
Vasa Provider For Clustered Data Ontap · Netapp
7.2 and later · source: NVD
VS
Virtual Storage Console For Vmware Vsphere · Netapp
7.2 and later · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3901
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3901
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89937
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3901
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0005/
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