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CVE-2019-19448 High

CVE-2019-19448

In the Linux kernel 5.0.21 and 5.3.11, mounting a crafted btrfs filesystem image, performing some operations, and then making a syncfs system call can lead to a use-after-free in try_merge_free_space in fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c because the pointer to a left data structure can be the same as the pointer to a right data structure.

Exploit probability 2.1%
Published December 8, 2019
Required by Not available
Last source change April 16, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Unknown Unknown

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2019-19448

In the Linux kernel 5.0.21 and 5.3.11, mounting a crafted btrfs filesystem image, performing some operations, and then making a syncfs system call can lead to a use-after-free in try_merge_free_space in fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c because the pointer to a left data structure can be the same as the pointer to a right data structure.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence