CVE-2019-6974

HIGH 8.1EPSS 16.5%

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.

CVSS v3.1: 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0: 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 16.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile
Published: 2019-02-15
Updated: 2024-08-04

ExploitDB entries (1)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46388

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