VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2019-8980
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability5.92%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-02-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry