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CVE-2019-16995

kernel: Memory leak in hsr_dev_finalize() in net/hsr/hsr_device.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 30, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.0.3, a memory leak exits in hsr_dev_finalize() in net/hsr/hsr_device.c if hsr_add_port fails to add a port, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-6caabe7f197d.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 2.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption