In the Linux kernel before 5.0, a memory leak exists in... · CVE-2019-16994 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

In the Linux kernel before 5.0, a memory leak exists in...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 28, 2023

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Affected versions

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Patched versions

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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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Sep 30, 2019

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022

Last updated Jan 28, 2023