CVE-2019-7221

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

Ranks above 54.2% 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.

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

• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151713/KVM-VMX-Preemption-Timer-Use-After-Free.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-164946aa7fhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KDOXCX3QFVWYXH5CQMGDDE7H6MUG5XGG/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-3da64f3e61https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y2HMABEMJDPA6LPCBE5WIEZXUKY7DLTN/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commits/master/arch/x86/kvmx_refsource_MISC
• lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA-2019:0203-1http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00042.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/02/18/2x_refsource_MISC
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ecec76885bcfe3294685dc363fd1273df0d5d65fx_refsource_CONFIRM
• bugs.chromium.orghttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1760x_refsource_CONFIRM
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20190327 [SECURITY] [DLA 1731-1] linux security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20190401 [SECURITY] [DLA 1731-2] linux regression updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3932-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3932-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3930-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3931-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3931-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3930-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0002/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:0833https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0833vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:0818https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0818vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• 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.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• access.redhat.comRHBA-2019:0959https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• support.f5.comhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K08413011x_refsource_CONFIRM
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:3967https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3967vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:4058https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4058vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT