CVE-2019-15791

HIGH

Linux Kernel - Integer Underflow

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
doslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47693

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 32.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-191 CWE-672
Status published
Products (4)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.04
linux/linux_kernel 5.0
linux/linux_kernel 5.3
Published Apr 24, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026