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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-15916

There is a memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, which will cause denial of service.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.78%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.78% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-401
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.