An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.6.
Priority LOW 24CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2.6. On NUMA systems, the Linux fair scheduler has a use-after-free in show_numa_stats() because NUMA fault statistics are inappropriately freed, aka CID-16d51a590a8c.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00317 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 15 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2021:3987 Released 2021-10-26 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.7) bpftool-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.7) bpftool-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.7) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.7) bpftool-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7 +8
- RHSA-2021:2725 Released 2021-07-21 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) bpftool-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) bpftool-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) bpftool-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7
- RHSA-2021:2726 Released 2021-07-21 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt-3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7, kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7 +4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt-3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7, kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7 +7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2725 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2725 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2725 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2725 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3987 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3987 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2725 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3987 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3987 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3987 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3987 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2725 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2725 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2726 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:2726 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-20934
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hm82-rjqc-48fq
References
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- TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-20934 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-20934 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hm82-rjqc-48fq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-20934 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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