High severity · published Sep 30, 2019
CVE-2019-16995
In the Linux kernel before 5.0.3, a memory leak exits in hsr_dev_finalize() in net/hsr/hsr_device.c if hsr_add_port fails to add a port, which may cause denial of service, aka…
7.5
CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel before 5.0.3, a memory leak exits in hsr_dev_finalize() in net/hsr/hsr_device.c if hsr_add_port fails to add a port, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-6caabe7f197d.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.17 before 3.18.137; 4.4 before 4.4.177; 4.9 before 4.9.164; 4.14 before 4.14.107; 4.19 before 4.19.30; 4.20 before 4.20.17; +2 more · source: NVD
AA
Aff A700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DA
Data Availability Services · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H300e Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H300s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410c Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H500e Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H500s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H610s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H700e Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16995
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16995
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00035.html
Exploit
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.3
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6caabe7f197d3466d238f70915d65301f1716626
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6caabe7f197d3466d238f70915d65301f1716626
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
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