CVE-2019-20794

NameCVE-2019-20794
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 4.18 through 5.6.11 when unprivileged user namespaces are allowed. A user can create their own PID namespace, and mount a FUSE filesystem. Upon interaction with this FUSE filesystem, if the userspace component is terminated via a kill of the PID namespace's pid 1, it will result in a hung task, and resources being permanently locked up until system reboot. This can result in resource exhaustion.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1vulnerable
bookworm6.1.115-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.119-1vulnerable
trixie6.11.10-1vulnerable
sid6.12.3-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

[bookworm] - linux <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
[bullseye] - linux <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
[buster] - linux <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
https://sourceforge.net/p/fuse/mailman/message/36598753/

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