Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-3901
CVE-2019-3901
Description
A race condition in perf_event_open() allows local attackers to leak sensitive data from setuid programs. As no relevant locks (in particular the cred_guard_mutex) are held during the ptrace_may_access() call, it is possible for the specified target task to perform an execve() syscall with setuid execution before perf_event_alloc() actually attaches to it, allowing an attacker to bypass the ptrace_may_access() check and the perf_event_exit_task(current) call that is performed in install_exec_creds() during privileged execve() calls. This issue affects kernel versions before 4.8.
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Affected products
12- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager_for_vmware_vsphere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=9.5
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapprotect:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap_for_vmware_vsphere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=7.2
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=7.2
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:virtual_storage_console_for_vmware_vsphere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=7.2
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:cn1610_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
5- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/89937nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190517-0005/nvdThird Party Advisory
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