VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2019-6974
CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability16.52%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-02-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
- CWE-416: Use After Free
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Vendor Advisory