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CVE-2019-15916 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.1. There is a memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, which will cause denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.1 CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 2.6.38, < 3.16.70
>= 3.17, < 3.18.137
>= 3.19, < 4.4.177
>= 4.5, < 4.9.163
>= 4.10, < 4.14.106

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-15916
NVD Published Date:
Sep 4, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-15916 Details - Not Deferred