CVE-2019-14898
Description
The fix for CVE-2019-11599 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.
Statement
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel versions prior to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 GA kernel (version 3.10.0-1062 released via RHSA-2019:2029) were never affected by CVE-2019-14898 (ie the incomplete fix for CVE-2019-1159) because they never backported the incomplete fix for CVE-2019-11599 in the first place; CVE-2019-11599 was fixed there fully, ie backport consisted of both CVE-2019-11599 and CVE-2019-14898 patches.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7 | 7 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | High | N/A |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | High | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | High | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | High | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Confidentiality,Other
Technical Impact: Modify Application Data; Read Application Data; Alter Execution Logic
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Vladis Dronov (Red Hat Engineering).
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