CVE-2019-8980

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    CVE-2019-8980

    Published: 21 Feb 2019Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935698.html, https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935705.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/, https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K56480726, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00052.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107120, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
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