CVE-2019-8980
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux / linux_kernel | 5.1-rc1 | 5.1-rc1.x |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.14 | 4.14.106 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.19 | 4.19.28 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.20 | 4.20.15 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.7 | 4.9.163 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 5.0 | 5.0.1 |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 18.04 | 18.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 18.10 | 18.10.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | 14.04.x |
| canonical / ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | 16.04.x |
| opensuse / leap | 15.0 | 15.0.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
- 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://support.f5.com/csp/article/K56480726
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3930-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3931-2/
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg1935698.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg1935705.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935698.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg1935705.html
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