CVE-2019-10142 Integer overflow in kernel

What is CVE-2019-10142?

CVE-2019-10142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-190, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10142?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10142?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-10142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10142, GHSA-hr9w-2cfw-r557, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10142.