CVE-2019-8980 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5