CVE-2019-16994

 

Published at: - 30-09-2019 03:15

Last modified: - 26-10-2022 01:44

Total changes: - 4

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.0, a memory leak exists in sit_init_net() in net/ipv6/sit.c when register_netdev() fails to register sitn->fb_tunnel_dev, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-07f12b26e21a.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

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

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d
• https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
• openSUSE-SU-2020:0336-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2019-16994

 

CVE

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

Security

 

Vulnerabilities

 

Exposures