Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-15916
Published: November 6, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22569
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-2019-15916
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 memory leak within register_queue_kobjects() function in net/core/net-sysfs.c, which will cause denial of service. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15916
Install update from vendor's website.