CVE-2019-16995
High
CVE-2019-16995
In the Linux kernel before 5.0.3, a memory leak exits in hsr_dev_finalize() in net/hsr/hsr_device.c if hsr_add_port fails to add a port, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-6caabe7f197d.
Exploit probability
3.5%
Published
September 30, 2019
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 2, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2019-16995
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In the Linux kernel before 5.0.3, a memory leak exits in hsr_dev_finalize() in net/hsr/hsr_device.c if hsr_add_port fails to add a port, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-6caabe7f197d.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00035.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.3
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6caabe7f197d3466d238f70915d65301f1716626
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6caabe7f197d3466d238f70915d65301f1716626
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/