cve/2019/CVE-2019-6974.md

### [CVE-2019-6974](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6974)
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### Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.20.8, kvm_ioctl_create_device in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c mishandles reference counting because of a race condition, leading to a use-after-free.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46388/

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/Sec20-Paper310/Paper310