# CVE-2019-19813: Use after free in n/a

> A use-after-free in the Linux kernel's Btrfs filesystem allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via a crafted image.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19813, GHSA-r82f-4c78-r455, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19813

## What is CVE-2019-19813?

CVE-2019-19813 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 17 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19813?

It affects 13 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Aff A400 Firmware, Netapp Aff A700s Firmware, Netapp Data Availability Services, Netapp Fas8300 Firmware, Netapp Fas8700 Firmware, Netapp H610s Firmware, Netapp Hci Management Node, Netapp Solidfire, Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-19813?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2019-19813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19813 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-19813 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 17 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19813/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19813/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19813
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19813
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19813

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