Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-7222
Published: February 19, 2019 / Updated: May 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17759
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7222
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to exists due to memory leak in kvm_inject_page_fault. An adjacent attacker can gain access to important data and conduct further attacks.
The weakness exists due to exists due to memory leak in kvm_inject_page_fault. An adjacent attacker can gain access to important data and conduct further attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-7222
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 4.9.156, 4.14.99, 4.19.21, 4.20.8.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=353c0956a618a07ba4bbe7ad00ff29fe70e8412a
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.156
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.99
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.21
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.8
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.175