Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2019-13272

TLP:CLEAR

Linux Kernel Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability

Kernel/ptrace.c in Linux kernel mishandles contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows local users to obtain root access.

Facts

  • Vendor: Linux
  • Product: Kernel
  • CVSS: 7.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 52.2 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 10 December 2021
  • First known exploitation: 10 December 2021
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 10 June 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-269
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 10 December 2021

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD