The Linux kernel before 4.8 allows local users to bypass ASLR on setuid programs (such as /bin/su) because install_exec_creds() is called too late in load_elf_binary() in fs/binfmt_elf.c, and thus the ptrace_may_access() check has a race condition when reading /proc/pid/stat.
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Published : 2019-04-11 17:29
Updated : 2019-06-07 00:29
NVD link : CVE-2019-11190
Mitre link : CVE-2019-11190
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CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel