CVE-2019-14835
What it is
A buffer overflow flaw was found, in versions from 2.6.34 to 5.2.x, in the way Linux kernel's vhost functionality that translates virtqueue buffers to IOVs, logged the buffer descriptors during migration. A privileged guest user able to pass descriptors with invalid length to the host when migration is underway, could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the host.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-120 · Classic buffer overflow
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 3.16.74
- Linux Kernel < 4.4.193
- Linux Kernel < 4.9.193
- Linux Kernel < 4.14.144
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.73
- Linux Kernel < 5.2.15
- Linux Kernel 5.3
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14835
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/17/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14835
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/17/1
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154572/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0056-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20200115-01-qemu-en
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/03/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/7
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2827
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2828
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2829
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2830
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2854
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2862
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2863
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2864
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2865
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2866
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2867
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2869
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2889
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2899