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UBUNTU-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 Not scored
Published February 21, 2019
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-azure

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-azure

32 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

27 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

47 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-edge

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

20 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

22 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-3930-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-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.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence