CVE-2019-15916
published 2019-09-04CVE-2019-15916: 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…
PriorityP433high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
3.78%
88.9th percentile
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
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 4.19.28-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.19.28-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.19.28-1 | 4.19.28-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.19.28-1 | 4.19.28-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.19.28-1 | 4.19.28-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.19.28-1 | 4.19.28-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 2.6.38 < 3.16.70 | 3.16.70 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.17 < 3.18.137 | 3.18.137 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.19 < 4.4.177 | 4.4.177 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.10 < 4.14.106 | 4.14.106 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.15 < 4.19.28 | 4.19.28 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.20 < 4.20.15 | 4.20.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.5 < 4.9.163 | 4.9.163 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.0 < 5.0.1 | 5.0.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.07.8HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Red Hat
kernel: memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c leads to denial of service
vendor_redhat·2019-09-04·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-15916 [HIGH] CWE-400 kernel: memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c leads to denial of service
kernel: memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c leads to denial of service
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.
A flaw that allowed an attacker to leak kernel memory was found in the network subsystem where an attacker with permissions to create tun/tap devices can create a denial of service and panic the system.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Out of support scope
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2019-15916: linux - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.1. There is a memory leak...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-15916 [HIGH] CVE-2019-15916: linux - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.1. There is a memory leak...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.19.28-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.19.28-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.19.28-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.19.28-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.19.28-1)
GHSA
GHSA-mvp8-c5hj-59c5: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-15916 [HIGH] CWE-401 GHSA-mvp8-c5hj-59c5: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5
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.
OSV
CVE-2019-15916: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5
osv·2019-09-04·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-15916 [HIGH] CVE-2019-15916: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-15916 kernel: memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c leads to denial of service [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-09-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-15916 [HIGH] CVE-2019-15916 kernel: memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c leads to denial of service [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-15916 kernel: memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c leads to denial of service [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
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NO
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-15916 kernel: memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c leads to denial of service
bugzilla·2019-09-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-15916 [HIGH] CVE-2019-15916 kernel: memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c leads to denial of service
CVE-2019-15916 kernel: memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c leads to denial of service
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernels network tun/tap device creation. An attacker with local account can issue an ioctl to a device which can cause a small memory leak which can not be reclaimed. Each time this attack is repeated additional memory is leaked and this may eventually consume all memory in the system causing a denial of service DOS.
Reference:
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.1
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=895a5e96dbd6386c8e78e5b78e067dcc67b7f0ab
Discussion:
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1750814]
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This was fixed for Fedora with the 4
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.1https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=895a5e96dbd6386c8e78e5b78e067dcc67b7f0abhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K57418558?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSShttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.1https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=895a5e96dbd6386c8e78e5b78e067dcc67b7f0abhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K57418558?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
2019-09-04
Published