DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6974

DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6974 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.100000381469727 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1

8.100000381469727

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:14	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	linux	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Feb 15, 2019 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-6974 advisory

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