vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-8980): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 21, 2019 | Apr 5, 2019 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 21, 2019
Added
Apr 5, 2019
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1010-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1029-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1031-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1033-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1035-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1035-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1041-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-47-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-47-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-47-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-47-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1008-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1009-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1011-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1012-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-1014-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-17-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-17-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-17-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-18-0-17-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-hweubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gkeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-18-04
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