CVE-2019-8980
High
CVE-2019-8980
A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.
Exploit probability
5.8%
Published
February 21, 2019
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2019-8980
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A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00052.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107120
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K56480726
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935698.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935705.html