CVE-2019-19448
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
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affected products (36)
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references (26)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-19448cnnvd
- https://github.com/bobfuzzer/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-19448cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19448cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159547/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4578-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/cnnvd
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