CVE-2019-10142

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-07-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's freescale hypervisor manager implementation, kernel versions 5.0.x up to, excluding 5.0.17. A parameter passed to an ioctl was incorrectly validated and used in size calculations for the page size calculation. An attacker can use this flaw to crash the system, corrupt memory, or create other adverse security affects.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.0 before 5.0.17 — fixed in 5.0.17

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.0.17. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10142
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10142

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