CVE-2019-15916
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2019 at 02:58 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
2.6.38 ≤ v < 3.16.703.17 ≤ v < 3.18.1373.19 ≤ v < 4.4.1774.10 ≤ v < 4.14.1064.15 ≤ v < 4.19.284.20 ≤ v < 4.20.154.5 ≤ v < 4.9.1635.0 ≤ v < 5.0.1
Affected range stops below 3.16.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.18.137, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.14.106, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.19.28, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.20.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.177, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.9.163, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.1x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=895a5e96dbd6386c8e78e5b78e067dcc67b7f0abx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K57418558?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSSCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401
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