What is CVE-2019-15916?

CVE-2019-15916 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2019-15916 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-15916?

CVE-2019-15916 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-15916?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-15916. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-15916 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-15916 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2019-15916

High

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.1. There is a memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, which will cause denial of service.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-09-04

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2019-15916 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2019-15916 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.1

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/

Third Party Advisory
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K57418558?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=895a5e96dbd6386c8e78e5b78e067dcc67b7f0ab
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-15916

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-09-04

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15916?

CVE-2019-15916 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2019-15916 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-15916?

CVE-2019-15916 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-15916?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-15916. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-15916 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-15916 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →