CVE-2019-14898 HIGH

CVE-2019-14898

Vendor Linux Kernel
Product kernel
Weakness CWE-362
Published May 8, 2020
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

7.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 8, 2020 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated