The vulnerability of the debugfs_remove function in Linux kernel, related to the use of memory after it is freed, allows an attacker to gain access to confidential data and also trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the debugfsremove function in Linux operating systems relates to the use of memory after it is freed. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to confidential data and also trigger a service failure...

DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19770

In the Linux kernel 4.19.83, there is a use-after-free read in the debugfsremove function in fs/debugfs/inode.c which is used to remove a file or directory in debugfs that was previously created with a call to another debugfs function such as debugfscreatefile. NOTE: Linux kernel developers dispu...

UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19770

In the Linux kernel 4.19.83, there is a use-after-free read in the debugfsremove function in fs/debugfs/inode.c which is used to remove a file or directory in debugfs that was previously created with a call to another debugfs function such as debugfscreatefile. NOTE: Linux kernel developers dispu...

PT-2019-4489 · Linux +6 · Linux Kernel +6

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel version 4.19.83 Description: The issue is related to a use-after-free read in the debugfs remove function in fs/debugfs/inode.c, which can be used to remove a file or directory in debugfs that was previously created with a call t...