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CVE-2019-6974

high · 8.1

In the Linux kernel before 4.20.8, kvm_ioctl_create_device in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c mishandles reference counting because of a race condition, leading to a use-after-free.

8.1
CVSS
16.5%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
97th
EPSS percentile
2019-02-15
Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-362CWE-416

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.10, < 3.16.64
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.17, < 3.18.136
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.19, < 4.4.176
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.5, < 4.9.156
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.10, < 4.14.99
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.15, < 4.19.21
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.20, < 4.20.8
debiandebian_linux8.0
canonicalubuntu_linux12.04
canonicalubuntu_linux14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux18.04
canonicalubuntu_linux18.10
f5big-ip_access_policy_manager>= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1
f5big-ip_access_policy_manager>= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.0
f5big-ip_access_policy_manager>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
f5big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager>= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1
f5big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager>= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.0
f5big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
f5big-ip_analytics>= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1
f5big-ip_analytics>= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.0
f5big-ip_analytics>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
f5big-ip_application_acceleration_manager>= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1
f5big-ip_application_acceleration_manager>= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.0
f5big-ip_application_acceleration_manager>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
f5big-ip_application_security_manager>= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1
f5big-ip_application_security_manager>= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.0
f5big-ip_application_security_manager>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
f5big-ip_edge_gateway>= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1
f5big-ip_edge_gateway>= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.0
f5big-ip_edge_gateway>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
f5big-ip_fraud_protection_service>= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1
f5big-ip_fraud_protection_service>= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.0
f5big-ip_fraud_protection_service>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
f5big-ip_global_traffic_manager>= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1
f5big-ip_global_traffic_manager>= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.0
f5big-ip_global_traffic_manager>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0
f5big-ip_link_controller>= 13.0.0, <= 13.1.1
f5big-ip_link_controller>= 14.0.0, <= 14.1.0
f5big-ip_link_controller>= 15.0.0, < 15.1.0

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References

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