In shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, several locations which shift ids translate user/group ids before performing operations in the lower filesystem were translating them into init_user_ns, whereas they should have been translated into the s_user_ns for the lower filesystem. This resulted in using ids other than the intended ones in the lower fs, which likely did not map into the shifts s_user_ns. A local attacker could use this to possibly bypass discretionary access control permissions.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-35-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1025-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1008-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-35-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1025-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1007-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1007-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1007-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1007-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1006-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1022-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1021-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.0Upgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.3.0-22-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-22-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1025-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-22-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1027-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1022-kvmUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-35-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.3.0-22-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1012-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-snapdragon | Nov 14, 2019 | Nov 13, 2019 |
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