CVE-2019-14283 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2019-14283?

CVE-2019-14283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-190, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14283?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14283?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-14283 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14283 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-2019-14283, GHSA-p2v2-3223-vc9r, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14283.