What is CVE-2019-6974?

CVE-2019-6974 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2019-6974 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-6974?

CVE-2019-6974 has a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-6974?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-6974 patch availability.

Is CVE-2019-6974 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-6974 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-2019-6974

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-02-15

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

8.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2019-6974 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

28 total

Bugs
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1765

Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cfa39381173d5f969daf43582c95ad679189cbc9

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
Exploit-DB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46388/

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cfa39381173d5f969daf43582c95ad679189cbc9

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.99

Mailing List Vendor Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-6974

Severity High

CVSS score 8.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-02-15

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6974?

CVE-2019-6974 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2019-6974 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-6974?

CVE-2019-6974 has a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-6974?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-6974 patch availability.
Is CVE-2019-6974 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2019-6974 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.