CVE-2019-16994
kernel: Memory leak in sit_init_net() in net/ipv6/sit.c
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4.7
*CVSS v3.1
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1
*Multiple Sources
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Descriptions
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.
En el kernel de Linux versiones anteriores a 5.0, se presenta una pérdida de memoria en la función sit_init_net() en el archivo net/ipv6/sit.c cuando la función register_netdev() no puede registrar sitn-)fb_tunnel_dev, lo que puede causar una denegación de servicio, también se conoce como CID-07f12b26e21a.
A flaw was found in the way the sit_init_net function in the Linux kernel handled resource cleanup on errors. This flaw allows an attacker to use the error conditions to crash the system.
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Timeline
- 2019-09-30 CVE Reserved
- 2019-09-30 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2024-09-23 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
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References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d | 2021-07-21 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html | 2021-07-21 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-16994 | 2020-09-29 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1759681 | 2020-09-29 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 5.0 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.0" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" | 15.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.1" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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