CVE-2019-16413

High

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.4. The 9p filesystem did not protect i_size_write() properly, which causes an i_size_read() infinite loop and denial of service on SMP systems.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 19, 2019
First seenSep 19, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.0.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 5.0.45.0.4

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