UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14898

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CVE-2019-14898
Published: 08 May 2020, 14:15
Last modified:21 May 2026, 18:04

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
7 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 May 2020, 14:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
21 May 2026, 18:04
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial

    all

References (2)