USN-3908-1

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    USN-3908-1

    Published: 12 Mar 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: linux vulnerability

    Details: Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the fork() system call in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to gain access to services that cache authorizations.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3908-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6133

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-166.216

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High