Name: CVE-2019-15921: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Published: 2019-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-15921, CWE-401, CVSS 4.7, EPSS 0.00497

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6. There is a memory leak issue when idr_alloc() fails in genl_register_family() in net/netlink/genetlink.c.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.7
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Centos_linux	—	centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt	May 1, 2020	Sep 4, 2019
Debian	View advisory ↗	debian-upgrade-linux	Jul 30, 2024	Sep 4, 2019
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5	View advisory ↗	huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-kernelhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-kernel-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-kernel-headershuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-kernel-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-kernel-tools-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-perfhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-python-perf	Nov 19, 2019	Sep 4, 2019
Redhat Openshift	View advisory ↗	linuxrpm-upgrade-redhat-coreos	Dec 29, 2020	Sep 4, 2019
Redhat_linux	View advisory ↗	redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt	May 1, 2020	Sep 4, 2019
Suse	—	suse-upgrade-cluster-md-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-dlm-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-gfs2-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-azure-basesuse-upgrade-kernel-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-default-extrasuse-upgrade-kernel-default-mansuse-upgrade-kernel-devel-azuresuse-upgrade-kernel-docssuse-upgrade-kernel-obs-buildsuse-upgrade-kernel-source-azuresuse-upgrade-ocfs2-kmp-default	Sep 21, 2019	Sep 4, 2019
Ubuntu	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	ubuntu-upgrade-linuxubuntu-upgrade-linux-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-hweubuntu-upgrade-linux-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-edgeubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp-edgeubuntu-upgrade-linux-gke-4-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-hweubuntu-upgrade-linux-hwe-edgeubuntu-upgrade-linux-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-snapdragon	Nov 19, 2024	Sep 4, 2019
Vmware Photon_os	View advisory ↗	vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf	Jan 20, 2025	Sep 4, 2019

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