CVE-2019-14821

Kernel: KVM: OOB memory access via mmio ring buffer

Published Sep 19, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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 access to '/dev/kvm' device could use this flaw to crash the host kernel, resulting in a denial of service or potentially escalating privileges on the system.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1930-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1940-1 linux-4.9 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4531-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-5949 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 access to '/dev/kvm' device could use this flaw to crash the host kernel, resulting in a denial of service or potentially escalating privileges on the system.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4157-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4157-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4162-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4162-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4163-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4163-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00036.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00037.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/20/1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3978 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3979 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4154 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4256 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0027 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0204 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14821 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRZQQQANZWQMPILZV7OTS3RGGRLLE2Q7/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YW3QNMPENPFEGVTOFPSNOBL7JEIJS25P/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14821 cve-icon
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11 cve-icon cve-icon
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/41 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4157-2/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4162-2/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4163-2/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14821 cve-icon
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4531 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:26 AM
Reserved
Aug 10, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 19, 2019, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:19 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 17, 2019, 5:00 PM