CVE-2019-14898

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 5.0.10 - Improper Locking in mmget_not_zero or get_task_mm

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The fix for CVE-2019-11599, affecting the Linux kernel before 5.0.10 was not complete. A local user could use this flaw to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other unspecified impacts by triggering a race condition with mmget_not_zero or get_task_mm calls.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.114
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.37
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.10
Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1790
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14898
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-667 CWE-362
Status published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel 5.0.10
redhat/enterprise_mrg 2.0
Published May 08, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026