CVE-2019-9637 Race condition in n/a
Attackers can read sensitive files during cross-filesystem renames due to a race condition exposing files with incorrect permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-9637?
CVE-2019-9637 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in PHP before 7.1.27, 7.2.x before 7.2.16, and 7.3.x before 7.3.3. Due to the way rename() across filesystems is implemented, it is possible that file being renamed is briefly available with wrong permissions while the rename is ongoing, thus enabling unauthorized users to access the data.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9637?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Netapp Storage Automation Store, Opensuse Leap, Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9637?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2019-9637 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9637 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hq76-774r-jcwj, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9637.