What is CVE-2019-14898?

CVE-2019-14898 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2019-14898?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-14898 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2019-14898

The fix for CVE-2019-11599, affecting the Linux kernel before 5.0.10 was not complete. A local user could use this flaw to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other unspecified impacts by triggering a race condition with mmget_not_zero or get_task_mm calls.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

Published 2020-05-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel — versions 5.0.10
Linux Kernel — versions < 5.0.10
Red Hat Enterprise Mrg — versions 2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.114 (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.37 (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.10 (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14898?: CVE-2019-14898 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2020-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2019-14898?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-14898 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.