What is CVE-2019-14898?

CVE-2019-14898 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2019-14898 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-14898?

CVE-2019-14898 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-14898?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-14898. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-14898 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-14898 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2019-14898

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-05-08

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2019-14898 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2019-14898 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14898

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.114

Mailing List Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.37

Mailing List Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.10

Mailing List Vendor Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
Oracle
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Kernel patch commit
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1790
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-14898

Severity High

CVSS score 7.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-05-08

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14898?

CVE-2019-14898 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2019-14898 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-14898?

CVE-2019-14898 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-14898?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-14898. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-14898 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-14898 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →