CVE-2019-6974

Summary

CVECVE-2019-6974
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-02-15 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:13:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Advanced Firewall Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Analytics All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Acceleration Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Application Security Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Edge Gateway All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Edge Gateway All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Edge Gateway All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Fraud Protection Service All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Global Traffic Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Link Controller All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Local Traffic Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Policy Enforcement Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Webaccelerator All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openshift Container Platform 3.11 All All All
Application Redhat Openshift Container Platform 3.11 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.156 MISC cdn.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
support.f5.com/csp/article/K11186236 CONFIRM support.f5.com
USN-3932-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1731-2] linux regression update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-3930-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3930-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1771-1] linux-4.9 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
1765 - project-zero - Project Zero - Monorail MISC bugs.chromium.org Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-3932-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3933-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.99 MISC cdn.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
USN-3931-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1731-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-3931-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3933-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux - 'kvm_ioctl_create_device()' NULL Pointer Dereference - Linux dos Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Linux Kernel CVE-2019-6974 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.8 MISC cdn.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
myF5 support.f5.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
support.f5.com/csp/article/K11186236 CONFIRM support.f5.com Third Party Advisory
kvm: fix kvm_ioctl_create_device() reference counting (CVE-2019-6974) · torvalds/linux@cfa3938 · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.21 MISC cdn.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 670269 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-1808)
  • 670634 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2392)
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