FKIE_CVE-2019-7221
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-03-21 16:01 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:40
Severity
Summary
The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.20.5 has a Use-after-Free.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| opensuse | leap | 15.0 | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 28 | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 29 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.10 | |
| netapp | active_iq_performance_analytics_services | - | |
| netapp | element_software_management_node | - | |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform | 3.11 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.6 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.6 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | 7.6 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 |
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