CVE-2019-8980
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 5.92 % · percentile 93 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935705.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107120
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935698.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00052.html
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K56480726
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-18367
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2019-8980
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-243 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2019-AVI-145 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2019-AVI-131 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.7 < 4.9.163cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.14 < 4.14.106cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.19 < 4.19.28cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.20 < 4.20.15cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.0 < 5.0.1cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |