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CVE-2019-8980

kernel: memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c allows to cause a denial of service

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · February 18, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A kernel memory leak was found in the kernel_read_file() function in the fs/exec.c file in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a memory leak and thus a denial of service (DoS).

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption