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.
Published: 2019-09-30
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-7470 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.
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Linux Linux Kernel
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Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Extras Rt
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:24:48.764Z

Reserved: 2019-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-16994

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Status : Modified

Published: 2019-09-30T13:15:11.013

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:31:30.160

Link: CVE-2019-16994

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Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-09-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-16994 - Bugzilla

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