CVE-2019-15902

kernel: backporting error in ptrace_get_debugreg()

Published Sep 4, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A backporting error was discovered in the Linux stable/longterm kernel 4.4.x through 4.4.190, 4.9.x through 4.9.190, 4.14.x through 4.14.141, 4.19.x through 4.19.69, and 5.2.x through 5.2.11. Misuse of the upstream "x86/ptrace: Fix possible spectre-v1 in ptrace_get_debugreg()" commit reintroduced the Spectre vulnerability that it aimed to eliminate. This occurred because the backport process depends on cherry picking specific commits, and because two (correctly ordered) code lines were swapped.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1940-1 linux-4.9 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4531-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-6812 A backporting error was discovered in the Linux stable/longterm kernel 4.4.x through 4.4.190, 4.9.x through 4.9.190, 4.14.x through 4.14.141, 4.19.x through 4.19.69, and 5.2.x through 5.2.11. Misuse of the upstream "x86/ptrace: Fix possible spectre-v1 in ptrace_get_debugreg()" commit reintroduced the Spectre vulnerability that it aimed to eliminate. This occurred because the backport process depends on cherry picking specific commits, and because two (correctly ordered) code lines were swapped.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4157-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4157-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4162-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4162-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4163-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4163-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
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