CVE-2019-15916

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.76% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=895a5e96dbd6386c8e78e5b78e067dcc67b7f0ab patch vendor advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.1 release notes vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/ third party advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K57418558?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15916?
CVE-2019-15916 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15916?
To fix CVE-2019-15916, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-15916 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-15916 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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