| Name | CVE-2019-6974 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1731-1, DLA-1771-1, ELA-111-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed | |
| buster | 4.19.249-2 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 4.19.304-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.10.209-2 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.205-2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.76-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.85-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.6.15-2 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.7.12-1 | fixed | |
| linux-4.9 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.9.303-1~deb8u3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.64-1 | DLA-1731-1 | ||
| linux | source | stretch | 4.9.161-1 | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.19.20-1 | |||
| linux-4.9 | source | jessie | 4.9.168-1~deb8u1 | DLA-1771-1 |
https://git.kernel.org/linus/cfa39381173d5f969daf43582c95ad679189cbc9