CVE-2019-7222 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An information leak in the Linux kernel's KVM implementation allows attackers to read sensitive memory data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-7222?

CVE-2019-7222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 17 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.20.5 has an Information Leak.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7222?

It affects 18 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Linux kernel, Netapp Active Iq Performance Analytics Services, Netapp Element Software Management Node and 12 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-7222?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-7222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-7222, GHSA-57xj-x7jh-222m, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7222.

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