What is CVE-2019-16413?

CVE-2019-16413 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, classified as a Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835). CVE-2019-16413 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-16413?

CVE-2019-16413 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-2019-16413?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-16413. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-16413 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-16413 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Infinite Loop (CWE-835)?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

CVE-2019-16413

High

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.4. The 9p filesystem did not protect i_size_write() properly, which causes an i_size_read() infinite loop and denial of service on SMP systems.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-09-19

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-835

CVE-2019-16413 is a Infinite Loop vulnerability

What is Infinite Loop?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2019-16413 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.4

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K43239141?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5e3cc1ee1405a7eb3487ed24f786dec01b4cbe1f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10753365/
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-16413

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-09-19

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16413?

CVE-2019-16413 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 , classified as an Infinite Loop flaw (CWE-835) . CVE-2019-16413 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-16413?

CVE-2019-16413 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-2019-16413?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-16413. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-16413 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-16413 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Infinite Loop (CWE-835)?

The product contains an iteration that does not exit even when it should. View CWE-835 on MITRE CWE →