CVE-2019-8980

HIGH

7.5

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published2/21/2019

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

canonical:ubuntu_linuxdebian:debian_linuxlinux:linux_kernelopensuse:leap

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-401

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00052.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107120(cve@mitre.org)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K56480726(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935698.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935705.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00052.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107120(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K56480726(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935698.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935705.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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