In the Linux kernel before 4.20.14, expand_downwards in mm/mmap.c lacks a check for the mmap minimum address, which makes it easier for attackers to exploit kernel NULL pointer dereferences on non-SMAP platforms. This is related to a capability check for the wrong task.
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9213 cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/ cve-icon cve-icon
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History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-03-05T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-04T21:38:46.640Z

Reserved: 2019-02-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-9213

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-03-05T22:29:00.240

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:51:13.217

Link: CVE-2019-9213

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2019-02-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-9213 - Bugzilla