CVE-2019-19813
highpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted btrfs filesystem image, performing some operations, and then making a syncfs system call can lead to a use-after-free in __mutex_lock in kernel/locking/mutex.c. This is related to mutex_can_spin_on_owner in kernel/locking/mutex.c, __btrfs_qgroup_free_meta in fs/btrfs/qgroup.c, and btrfs_insert_delayed_items in fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–7.1
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affected products (37)
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references (23)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-19813cnnvd
- https://github.com/bobfuzzer/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-19813cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19813cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158295/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4414-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/cnnvd
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