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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-15921

There is a memory leak issue when idr_alloc() fails in genl_register_family() in net/netlink/genetlink.c.

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.50%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6. There is a memory leak issue when idr_alloc() fails in genl_register_family() in net/netlink/genetlink.c.

CVSS 3.1
4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.50% probability · 41th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-401
Affected
linux/linux kernel · opensuse/leap
Source
cve@mitre.org

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