CVE-2019-19922
What it is
kernel/sched/fair.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.9, when cpu.cfs_quota_us is used (e.g., with Kubernetes), allows attackers to cause a denial of service against non-cpu-bound applications by generating a workload that triggers unwanted slice expiration, aka CID-de53fd7aedb1. (In other words, although this slice expiration would typically be seen with benign workloads, it is possible that an attacker could calculate how many stray requests are required to force an entire Kubernetes cluster into a low-performance state caused by slice expiration, and ensure that a DDoS attack sent that number of stray requests. An attack does not affect the stability of the kernel; it only causes mismanagement of application execution.)
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.3.9
- Oracle sd-wan Edge 8.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.04
- Debian Linux 8.0
- Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager
- Netapp Cloud Backup
- Netapp Data Availability Services
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.9
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de53fd7aedb100f03e5d2231cfce0e4993282425
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/67577
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/de53fd7aedb100f03e5d2231cfce0e4993282425
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.9
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de53fd7aedb100f03e5d2231cfce0e4993282425
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/67577
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/de53fd7aedb100f03e5d2231cfce0e4993282425
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.9
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de53fd7aedb100f03e5d2231cfce0e4993282425
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/67577
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/de53fd7aedb100f03e5d2231cfce0e4993282425
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- https://relistan.com/the-kernel-may-be-slowing-down-your-app
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.9
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de53fd7aedb100f03e5d2231cfce0e4993282425
- https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/67577
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/de53fd7aedb100f03e5d2231cfce0e4993282425
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- https://relistan.com/the-kernel-may-be-slowing-down-your-app
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html