CVE Catalog

CVE-2019-20794

MediumCVSS 4.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.51%

42th percentile - higher than 42% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel versions 4.18 through 5.6.11, when unprivileged user namespaces are allowed, a user can create their own PID namespace and mount a FUSE filesystem. If the userspace component is terminated via a kill of the PID namespace's pid 1, it can result in a hung task and resources being permanently locked up until system reboot, leading to resource exhaustion.

Risk Assessment

A local user can cause a denial of service (DoS) by exhausting system resources, requiring a system reboot to restore functionality.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update that includes a fix for this vulnerability, or restrict the ability to create unprivileged user namespaces.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 4.18 through 5.6.11 when unprivileged user namespaces are allowed. A user can create their own PID namespace, and mount a FUSE filesystem. Upon interaction with this FUSE filesystem, if the userspace component is terminated via a kill of the PID namespace's pid 1, it will result in a hung task, and resources being permanently locked up until system reboot. This can result in resource exhaustion.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS