CVE-2019-19767
Moderate
CVE-2019-19767
The Linux kernel before 5.4.2 mishandles ext4_expand_extra_isize, as demonstrated by use-after-free errors in __ext4_expand_extra_isize and ext4_xattr_set_entry, related to fs/ext4/inode.c and fs/ext4/super.c, aka CID-4ea99936a163.
Exploit probability
2.1%
Published
December 12, 2019
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2019-19767
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The Linux kernel before 5.4.2 mishandles ext4_expand_extra_isize, as demonstrated by use-after-free errors in __ext4_expand_extra_isize and ext4_xattr_set_entry, related to fs/ext4/inode.c and fs/ext4/super.c, aka CID-4ea99936a163.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205609
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205707
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.2
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ea99936a1630f51fc3a2d61a58ec4a1c4b7d55a
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ea99936a1630f51fc3a2d61a58ec4a1c4b7d55a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/