CVE-2019-8980

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-8980
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-02-21 05:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:13:00 UTC
DescriptionA memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-401

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.1 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[PATCH -next] exec: Fix mem leak in kernel_read_file www.mail-archive.com
Re: [PATCH -next] exec: Fix mem leak in kernel_read_file www.mail-archive.com
Re: [PATCH -next] exec: Fix mem leak in kernel_read_file MISC www.mail-archive.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[PATCH -next] exec: Fix mem leak in kernel_read_file MISC www.mail-archive.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-3930-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2019-8980 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3930-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1771-1] linux-4.9 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-3931-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3931-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
support.f5.com/csp/article/K56480726 CONFIRM support.f5.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1193-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 377042 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX2-SA-2019:0014)
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