CVE-2019-14898

The fix for CVE-2019-11599, affecting the Linux kernel before 5.0.10 was not complete. A local user could use this flaw to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other unspecified impacts by triggering a race condition with mmget_not_zero or get_task_mm calls.

CVSS v3.0 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

7.0^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.37	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14898	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1790	Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.114	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.10	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2020-05-08 07:15

Updated : 2023-02-12 15:37

NVD link : CVE-2019-14898

Mitre link : CVE-2019-14898

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-667

Improper Locking

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_mrg

linux

linux_kernel

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