CVE-2019-15793

Mishandling of file-system uid/gid with namespaces in shiftfs

Published Apr 23, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, several locations which shift ids translate user/group ids before performing operations in the lower filesystem were translating them into init_user_ns, whereas they should have been translated into the s_user_ns for the lower filesystem. This resulted in using ids other than the intended ones in the lower fs, which likely did not map into the shifts s_user_ns. A local attacker could use this to possibly bypass discretionary access control permissions.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-6716 In shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, several locations which shift ids translate user/group ids before performing operations in the lower filesystem were translating them into init_user_ns, whereas they should have been translated into the s_user_ns for the lower filesystem. This resulted in using ids other than the intended ones in the lower fs, which likely did not map into the shifts s_user_ns. A local attacker could use this to possibly bypass discretionary access control permissions.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4183-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4184-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 4:58 PM
Reserved
Aug 29, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 24, 2020, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:21 AM