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CVE-2019-11487: Use After Free

First published: Mon Apr 22 2019(Updated: )

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the FUSE filesystem, where it allows a page reference counter overflow. If a page reference counter overflows into a negative value, it can be placed back into the "free" list for reuse by other applications. This flaw allows a local attacker who can manipulate memory page reference counters to cause memory corruption and possible privilege escalation by triggering a use-after-free condition. The current attack requires the system to have approximately 140 GB of RAM for this attack to be performed. It may be possible that the attack can occur with fewer memory requirements.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/kernel<0:2.6.32-754.35.1.el6
0:2.6.32-754.35.1.el6
redhat/kernel-rt<0:3.10.0-1062.18.1.rt56.1044.el7
0:3.10.0-1062.18.1.rt56.1044.el7
redhat/kernel-alt<0:4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
0:4.14.0-115.17.1.el7a
redhat/kernel<0:3.10.0-1062.18.1.el7
0:3.10.0-1062.18.1.el7
redhat/kernel<0:3.10.0-693.71.2.el7
0:3.10.0-693.71.2.el7
redhat/kernel<0:3.10.0-957.56.1.el7
0:3.10.0-957.56.1.el7
redhat/kernel-rt<0:4.18.0-80.11.1.rt9.156.el8_0
0:4.18.0-80.11.1.rt9.156.el8_0
redhat/kernel<0:4.18.0-80.11.1.el8_0
0:4.18.0-80.11.1.el8_0
redhat/kernel-rt<1:3.10.0-693.71.2.rt56.670.el6
1:3.10.0-693.71.2.rt56.670.el6
Linux Linux kernel<4.4.216
Linux Linux kernel>=4.5<4.9.181
Linux Linux kernel>=4.10<4.14.116
Linux Linux kernel>=4.15<4.19.39
Linux Linux kernel>=4.20<5.0.12
Linux Linux kernel=5.1-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=5.1-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=5.1-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=5.1-rc4
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
IBM Data Risk Manager<=2.0.6
debian/linux
5.10.223-1
5.10.226-1
6.1.106-3
6.1.112-1
6.11.4-1
6.11.5-1

Remedy

Preventing loading of the 'fuse' kernel module will prevent attackers from using this exploit against the system; howeve the functionality of being able to access the filesystems that would be allowed by fuse would no longer be allowed . See “How do I blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically?" ( https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278) for instructions on how to disable the 'fuse' kernel module from autoloading. This mitigation may not be suitable if access to the functionality provided by fuse is required.

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