CVE-2019-14283

unknown
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14283

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14283.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed5.2.6-1
debian debianbullseyefixed5.2.6-1
debian debianforkyfixed5.2.6-1
debian debiansidfixed5.2.6-1
debian debiantrixiefixed5.2.6-1

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.