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Ubuntu: (CVE-2019-16994): linux vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2019-16994): linux vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
09/30/2019
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/19/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.0, a memory leak exists in sit_init_net() in net/ipv6/sit.c when register_netdev() fails to register sitn->fb_tunnel_dev, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-07f12b26e21a.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-hwe
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-edge
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp-edge
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-gke-4-15
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-hwe
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-hwe-edge
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-kvm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracle
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-snapdragon

References

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