Resource management error in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-16089
Published: September 8, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20925
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16089
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to nbd_genl_status() function in drivers/block/nbd.c does not check the nla_nest_start_noflag return value. A local user can run a specially crafted program to cause the kernel to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16089
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.