CVE-2019-15916
There is a memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, which will cause denial of service.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.86%). 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
- 3.86% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=895a5e96dbd6386c8e78e5b78e067dcc67b7f0abPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K57418558?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=895a5e96dbd6386c8e78e5b78e067dcc67b7f0abPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K57418558?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.