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7.5high

CVE-2019-8980

A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of servi…

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.9%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.07.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • mail-archive.com /linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935705.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/107120 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • mail-archive.com /linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935698.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3930-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3931-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3931-2/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3930-2/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00052.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • support.f5.com /csp/article/K56480726 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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