What is CVE-2019-20096?

CVE-2019-20096 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2019-20096 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-20096?

CVE-2019-20096 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-20096?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-20096. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-20096 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-20096 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-2019-20096

Medium

In the Linux kernel before 5.1, there is a memory leak in __feat_register_sp() in net/dccp/feat.c, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-1d3ff0950e2b.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-12-30

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2019-20096 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-2019-20096 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/2020-03/msg00021.html

Broken Link Third Party Advisory
Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156455/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0063-1.html

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4285-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4286-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4286-2/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1d3ff0950e2b40dc861b1739029649d03f591820
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-20096

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-12-30

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20096?

CVE-2019-20096 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2019-20096 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-20096?

CVE-2019-20096 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-20096?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-20096. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-20096 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-20096 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 →