CVE-2019-16994

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

4.7

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.076

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.41.1.el6uek update (ELSA-2019-4871) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.41.1.el6uek-0.4.5-3.el6.x86_64.rpm	Linux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.41.1.el7uek update (ELSA-2019-4871) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.41.1.el7uek-0.4.5-3.el7.x86_64.rpm	Linux
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime Vulnerability (CVE-2019-16994)	NCM

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234