The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.20.5 has an Information Leak.
CVE-2019-7222
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 30(Track)EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity55% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 50%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 21, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (50)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00042.html
- cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151712/KVM-kvm_inject_page_fault-Uninitialized-Memory-Leak.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/02/18/2
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106963
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517
- cve@mitrehttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1759
- cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=353c0956a618a07ba4bbe7ad00ff29fe70e8412a
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commits/master/arch/x86/kvm
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KDOXCX3QFVWYXH5CQMGDDE7H6MUG5XGG/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2019-7222(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(12)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual (3.13.0.168.179) @ trusty | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-aws (4.18.0.1012.12) @ cosmic | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (4.18.0.17.67) @ bionic | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.47.49) @ bionic | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (4.15.0.47.68) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.145.153) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.144.127) @ trusty | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.13.0-168-generic-lpae (3.13.0-168.218~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8 | 2019-11-05 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-147.el8 | 2019-11-05 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7 | 2019-08-07 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.el7 | 2019-08-06 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:8(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 3.16.36-1 ... 3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1~bpo70+1 (61 versions) | 3.16.64-1 | — |
| linux-4.9 | 4.9.110-1~deb8u1, 4.9.144-3.1~deb8u1 | 4.9.168-1~deb8u1 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.19.20-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.19.20-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.19.20-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.19.20-1 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(10)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2019:3309LOW2019-02-07
RHSA-2019:3309 — Low
- Red HatRHSA-2019:3517LOW2019-02-07
RHSA-2019:3517 — Low
- UbuntuUSN-3930-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3930-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3931-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3931-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3932-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3932-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3933-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3933-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 25× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 125 total refreshes for this CVE.
- 2026-08-19 17:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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