Low severity2.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-11191
CVE-2019-11191
Description
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
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Affected products
3- Range: <=5.0.7
Patches
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References
12- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/03/4nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/03/4/1nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/18/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107887nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/05/22/7nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4006-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4006-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4007-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4007-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4008-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4008-3/nvd
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