7.0
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2019-13233
Linux Kernel MPX Bounds Violation Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 4, 2019, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:24 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-13233 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the Linux kernel packages to a patched version.
  • Update the Linux kernel packages.
  • Consult vendor documentation for specific upgrade instructions.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-13233 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-13233.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154408/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0055-1.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1879 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.9 Mailing List Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de9f869616dd95e95c00bdd6b0fcd3421e8a4323 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/de9f869616dd95e95c00bdd6b0fcd3421e8a4323 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13331647?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4117-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154408/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0055-1.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1879 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.9 Mailing List Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de9f869616dd95e95c00bdd6b0fcd3421e8a4323 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/de9f869616dd95e95c00bdd6b0fcd3421e8a4323 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13331647?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4117-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-13233 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-13233 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-13233 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154408/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0055-1.html
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517
    Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1879
    Added Reference https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.9
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de9f869616dd95e95c00bdd6b0fcd3421e8a4323
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/de9f869616dd95e95c00bdd6b0fcd3421e8a4323
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
    Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13331647?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4117-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13331647?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13331647?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13331647?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154408/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0055-1.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4117-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1879 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1879 Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.9 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.9 Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de9f869616dd95e95c00bdd6b0fcd3421e8a4323 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de9f869616dd95e95c00bdd6b0fcd3421e8a4323 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/de9f869616dd95e95c00bdd6b0fcd3421e8a4323 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/de9f869616dd95e95c00bdd6b0fcd3421e8a4323 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.9
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.4
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} -0.01%

score

0.16634

percentile