CVE-2019-16994

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…

published September 30, 2019

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00454 · 38.5th percentile
Published
2019-09-30T12:03Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 SEP 12:03Z
    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…
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