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CVE-2019-14283
In the Linux kernel before 5.2.3, set_geometry in drivers/block/floppy.c does not validate the sect and head fields, as demonstrated by an…
Medium6.8EPSS 0.73%
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- mitre
Description
In the Linux kernel before 5.2.3, set_geometry in drivers/block/floppy.c does not validate the sect and head fields, as demonstrated by an integer overflow and out-of-bounds read. It can be triggered by an unprivileged local user when a floppy disk has been inserted. NOTE: QEMU creates the floppy device by default.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.73% · top 45% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (21)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da99466ac243f15fbba65bd261bfc75ffa1532b6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=da99466ac243f15fbba65bd261bfc75ffa1532b6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-4495 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20190812 [SECURITY] [DSA 4495-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20190813 [SECURITY] [DSA 4497-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-4497 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190814 [SECURITY] [DLA 1884-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20190814 [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-226-01) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190814 [SECURITY] [DLA 1885-1] linux-4.9 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154059/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1924 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1923 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-4117-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4114-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4115-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4116-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4118-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190905-0002/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154408/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0055-1.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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