What is CVE-2019-14283?

CVE-2019-14283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-07-26.

How severe is CVE-2019-14283?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-14283 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Out-of-bounds Read in Linux Kernel

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 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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-07-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da99466ac243f15fbba65bd261bfc75ffa1532b6 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.3 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495 (vendor-advisory)
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13 (mailing-list)
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/18 (mailing-list)
www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4497 (vendor-advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00016.html (mailing-list)
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/26 (mailing-list)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00017.html (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14283?: CVE-2019-14283 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2019-07-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-14283?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-14283 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.