vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2019-9857
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Mar 18, 2019 | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 18, 2019
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel through 5.0.2, the function inotify_update_existing_watch() in fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c neglects to call fsnotify_put_mark() with IN_MASK_CREATE after fsnotify_find_mark(), which will cause a memory leak (aka refcount leak). Finally, this will cause a denial of service.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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