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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-6974): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-6974): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/15/2019
Created
04/22/2019
Added
04/05/2019
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-168-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-168-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-168-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-168-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-168-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-168-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-168-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-168-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1010-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1029-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1031-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1033-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1035-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1035-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1041-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-47-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-47-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-47-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-47-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1008-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1009-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1011-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1012-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1014-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-17-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-17-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-17-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-17-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1040-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1043-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1079-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1106-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1110-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-144-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-144-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-144-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-144-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-144-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-144-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-144-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-145-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-145-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-145-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-145-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-145-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-145-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-145-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-hwe
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-18-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial

References

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