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CVE-2019-15791

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Published: Apr 24, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

In shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, shiftfs_btrfs_ioctl_fd_replace() installs an fd referencing a file from the lower filesystem without taking an additional reference to that file. After the btrfs ioctl completes this fd is closed, which then puts a reference to that file, leading to a refcount underflow.

Affected (4)

1 product
Linux Kernel
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Version 5.0
Version 5.3
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Version 18.04
Version 19.04

References (6)

Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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