CVE-2019-15916

CVE Details

Release Date:

2019-09-04

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.

See more information about CVE-2019-15916 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5532	2020-02-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4850	2019-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5532	2020-02-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2020-1016	2020-04-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4836	2019-11-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4850	2019-11-20
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2019-3517	2019-11-14
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2019-0056	2019-11-21

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