PT-2019-3948 · Microsoft · Windows Subsystem For Linux+1

Tao Xie · Published 2019-11-12 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-1416

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a race condition in the Windows Subsystem for Linux, leading to an elevation of privilege. This could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability is related to synchronization errors when using a shared resource.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Race Condition

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-04445

CVE-2019-1416

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Subsystem For Linux

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-04445 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1416 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2019-1416 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1416 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1416 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1416 · Vendor Advisory