The Linux kernel through 5.0.7, when CONFIG_IA32_AOUT is enabled and ia32_aout is loaded, allows local users to bypass ASLR on setuid a.out programs (if any exist) because install_exec_creds() is called too late in load_aout_binary() in fs/binfmt_aout.c, and thus the ptrace_may_access() check has a race condition when reading /proc/pid/stat. NOTE: the software maintainer disputes that this is a vulnerability because ASLR for a.out format executables has never been supported
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 2.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | no-fix-debian-deb-package | May 15, 2025 | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bpftoolhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernelhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernel-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernel-headershuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernel-sourcehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernel-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernel-tools-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-perfhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-python-perfhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-python3-perf | Jan 3, 2020 | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-kernel-default | Jun 18, 2019 | Apr 11, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1014-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1033-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1035-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1037-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1039-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1040-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1054-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-51-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-51-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-51-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1012-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1013-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1015-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1017-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-21-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-21-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-21-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-21-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1045-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1047-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1084-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1110-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1114-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-150-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-150-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-150-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-150-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-150-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-150-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-150-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-hweubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gkeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-16-04 | Jun 5, 2019 | Apr 11, 2019 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Apr 11, 2019 |
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