7.0
HIGH
CVE-2019-14898
Linux kernel MM Race Condition Denial of Service Information Disclosure
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 8, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:27 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-14898 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-14898 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Redhat enterprise_mrg

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-14898 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-14898 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1790
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14898
    Added Reference https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.114
    Added Reference https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.37
    Added Reference https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.10
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The fix for CVE-2019-11599 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. 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.
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0328 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0339 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0374 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0375 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14898 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1774671 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-362
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-667
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. The fix for CVE-2019-11599 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.
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0374 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14898 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1774671 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0375 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0328 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0339 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-362
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-667
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-667 / Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1790 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1790 Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14898 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14898 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.114 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.114 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.37 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.37 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.10 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.10 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-667
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-14898 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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