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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Published : 2019-02-21 05:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 04:50
NVD link : CVE-2019-8980
Mitre link : CVE-2019-8980
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-8980
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
debian
- debian_linux
opensuse
- leap
CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime