vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2019-20811: CVE-2019-20811 kernel: net-sysfs: *_queue_add_kobject refcount issue (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 3, 2020 | Nov 11, 2020 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 3, 2020
Added
Nov 11, 2020
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6. In rx_queue_add_kobject() and netdev_queue_add_kobject() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, a reference count is mishandled, aka CID-a3e23f719f5c.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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