CVE-2019-16994

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.0, a memory leak exists in sit_init_net() in net/ipv6/sit.c when register_netdev() fails to register sitn->fb_tunnel_dev, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-07f12b26e21a.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 30, 2019
First seenSep 30, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 5.05.0
opensuse leap15.1—
redhat enterprise_linux7.0—

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