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CVE-2019-3901

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-3901 is a race condition in the perf_event_open() function within the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 4.8, including Debian and NetApp products. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security checks and leak sensitive data from setuid programs. With a CVSS score of 4.7 (MEDIUM), exploitation requires high attack complexity and low privileges, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager_for_vmware_vsphere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapprotect:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.6MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.1
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 1,296 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1127.rt56.1093.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1127.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-957.56.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.26.1.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-957.56.1.el7
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-3901Moderate

kernel: perf_event_open() and execve() race in setuid programs allows a data leak

Apr 25, 2016

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00041.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00042.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20190517-0005
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/89937
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry