{"id":"CVE-2019-14283","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-14283","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:41:51.990Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2019-07-26T13:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:18:07.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-125","CWE-190"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel"],"epss":{"score":0.00734,"percentile":0.54188,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.73%). 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