CVE-2019-6974

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…

published February 15, 2019

CVSS
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EPSS
17%
Percentile
97.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.16523 · 97.0th percentile
Published
2019-02-15T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 FEB 15:00Z
    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…
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