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.
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00052.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107120 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K56480726 | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935698.html | |
https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935705.html |
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Information
Published : 2019-02-21 05:29
Updated : 2023-11-07 03:13
NVD link : CVE-2019-8980
Mitre link : CVE-2019-8980
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-8980
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
opensuse
- leap
CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime