CVE-2019-14898
At a glance
- Severity
- HIGH 7.0
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.44 % · percentile 38 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-6004
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2019-14898
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-267 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Junos Space · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-071 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux kernel · kernel | affected < 5.0.10 |
References
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.114
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.37
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.10
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1790
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14898
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |