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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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1799-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1799-2 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4008-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4008-2 AppArmor update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4008-3 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T22:48:08.991Z

Reserved: 2019-04-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-11190

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-04-12T00:29:00.217

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:20:41.933

Link: CVE-2019-11190

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-04-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-11190 - Bugzilla

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