CVE-2019-7221
The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.20.5 has a Use-after-Free.
02 Description
The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.20.5 has a Use-after-Free.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.80% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 56.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-03-17 18:26Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 20:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-01-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2bca23f34fa9b3ad2c27e65dd94de4dc2362791dfe78f46ab14b962185d7f0ca
05 Affected products
06 References
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151713/KVM-VMX-Preemption-Timer-Use-After-Free.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-164946aa7fhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KDOXCX3QFVWYXH5CQMGDDE7H6MUG5XGG/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-3da64f3e61https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y2HMABEMJDPA6LPCBE5WIEZXUKY7DLTN/
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commits/master/arch/x86/kvm
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA-2019:0203-1http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00042.html
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/02/18/2
- git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ecec76885bcfe3294685dc363fd1273df0d5d65f
- bugs.chromium.orghttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1760
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20190327 [SECURITY] [DLA 1731-1] linux security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20190401 [SECURITY] [DLA 1731-2] linux regression updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3932-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3932-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3930-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3931-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3931-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3930-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0002/
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:0833https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0833
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:0818https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0818
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20190503 [SECURITY] [DLA 1771-1] linux-4.9 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html
- access.redhat.comRHBA-2019:0959https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959
- support.f5.comhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K08413011
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:3967https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3967
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:4058https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4058
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- linux Fixed in 4.20.8.arch1-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 4.19.20-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 4.19.20-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 4.19.20-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.4.0-1040.43
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.15.0-1041.45~14.04.1
- linux-lts-xenial Fixed in 4.4.0-144.170~14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 4.4.0-145.171
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.4.0-1079.89
- linux-aws-hwe Fixed in 4.15.0-1035.37~16.04.1
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.15.0-1041.45
- linux-gcp Fixed in 4.15.0-1029.31~16.04.1
- linux-hwe Fixed in 4.15.0-47.50~16.04.1
- linux-kvm Fixed in 4.4.0-1043.49
- linux-oracle Fixed in 4.15.0-1010.12~16.04.1
- linux-raspi2 Fixed in 4.4.0-1106.114
- linux-snapdragon Fixed in 4.4.0-1110.115
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 4.15.0-47.50
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.15.0-1035.37
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.18.0-1014.14~18.04.1
- linux-gcp Fixed in 4.15.0-1029.31
- linux-gcp-edge Fixed in 4.18.0-1008.9~18.04.1
- linux-hwe Fixed in 4.18.0-17.18~18.04.1
- linux-kvm Fixed in 4.15.0-1031.31
- linux-oem Fixed in 4.15.0-1035.40
- linux-oracle Fixed in 4.15.0-1010.12
- linux-raspi2 Fixed in 4.15.0-1033.35
- linux-snapdragon Fixed in 4.15.0-1053.57
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- linux-azure-fde No fix yet
- linux-gke No fix yet
- linux-raspi2 No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- linux-intel-iot-realtime No fix yet
- linux-realtime No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS
- linux-fips Fixed in 4.4.0-1008.10Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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