vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2019-16994: CVE-2019-16994 kernel: Memory leak in sit_init_net() in net/ipv6/sit.c (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 30, 2019 | May 1, 2020 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 30, 2019
Added
May 1, 2020
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel before 5.0, a memory leak exists in sit_init_net() in net/ipv6/sit.c when register_netdev() fails to register sitn->fb_tunnel_dev, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-07f12b26e21a.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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