CVE-2019-16089

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-16089
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-09-06 23:15:12 UTC
Updated2026-10-08 21:17:15 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.2.13. nbd_genl_status in drivers/block/nbd.c does not check the nla_nest_start_noflag return value.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.003870000 probability, percentile 0.307450000 (date 2026-10-10)

Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary4.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.7AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
September 2019 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
USN-4425-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
[v3] nbd_genl_status: null check for nla_nest_start - Patchwork af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lore.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-4439-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
[v2] nbd_genl_status: null check for nla_nest_start - Patchwork af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lore.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-4414-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
USN-4440-1: linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
myF5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.f5.com
CONFIRM:https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03814795?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS MITRE support.f5.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 670488 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2246)
  • 671304 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1208)

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