0.053 Low
EPSS
Percentile
93.1%
A kernel memory leak was found in the kernel_read_file() function in the fs/exec.c file in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a memory leak and thus a denial of service (DoS).
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1679972
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8980
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8980