CVE-2019-9637 Race condition in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

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.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hq76-774r-jcwj, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9637.

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