vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2019-16994): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 30, 2019 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 30, 2019
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 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
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References
- CVE-2019-16994
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2019-16994
- CWE-401
- EUVD-EUVD-2019-7470
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-7470
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16994
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