CVE-2019-16994

CVSS V2 Medium 4.7 CVSS V3 Medium 4.7
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2019-16994
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2019-09-30T13:15:11
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-07-21T11:39:23
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-401 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.0
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4.7
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 4.7
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16994
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16994
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:09:40 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 03:34:23 2019-09-30T13:15Z 2019-09-30T13:15:11 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-04 03:34:23 2021-07-21T11:39:23 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-04 03:34:23 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated