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CVE-2019-14821 — An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel, all versions throug

An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel, all versions through 5.3, in the way Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor implements the Coalesced MMIO write operation. It operates on an MMIO ring buffer 'struct kvm_coalesced_mmio' object, wherein write indic

CVSS
7.5 HIGH
EPSS
0.08% (top 76.50%)
CWE
CWE-787
Published
2019-09-19T17:37:24.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T00:26:39.131Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel, all versions through 5.3, in the way Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor implements the Coalesced MMIO write operation. It operates on an MMIO ring buffer 'struct kvm_coalesced_mmio' object, wherein write indices 'ring->first' and 'ring->last' value could be supplied by a host user-space process. An unprivileged host user or process with…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
LinuxKernelall through 5.3

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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