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cve[email protected]CVE-2019-8980
HistoryFeb 21, 2019 - 5:29 a.m.

CVE-2019-8980

2019-02-2105:29:01
CWE-401
web.nvd.nist.gov
263
4
cve-2019-8980
memory leak
kernel_read_file
fs/exec.c
linux kernel
denial of service
memory consumption
vfs_read failures
nvd

7.8 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.053 Low

EPSS

Percentile

93.1%

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.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
linuxlinux_kernelRange4.74.9.163
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange4.144.14.106
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange4.194.19.28
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange4.204.20.15
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange5.05.0.1
OR
linuxlinux_kernelMatch5.1rc1
Node
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch14.04esm
OR
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch16.04esm
OR
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch18.04lts
OR
canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch18.10
Node
opensuseleapMatch15.0
Node
debiandebian_linuxMatch8.0

Social References

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7.8 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.053 Low

EPSS

Percentile

93.1%