CVE-2019-15916 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2019-15916

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.1....

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.1. There is a memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, which will cause denial of service.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.38, 3.17, 3.19, 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 4th, 2019
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.