vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2019-15921): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 4, 2019 | Nov 19, 2024 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 4, 2019
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6. There is a memory leak issue when idr_alloc() fails in genl_register_family() in net/netlink/genetlink.c.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linuxubuntu-upgrade-linux-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-hweubuntu-upgrade-linux-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-edgeubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp-edgeubuntu-upgrade-linux-gke-4-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-hweubuntu-upgrade-linux-hwe-edgeubuntu-upgrade-linux-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-snapdragon
References
- CVE-2019-15921
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2019-15921
- CWE-401
- URL-https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.6
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/linus/ceabee6c59943bdd5e1da1a6a20dc7ee5f8113a2
- URL-https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ceabee6c59943bdd5e1da1a6a20dc7ee5f8113a2
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15921
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