| Name | CVE-2019-15921 |
| Description | An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6. There is a memory leak issue when idr_alloc() fails in genl_register_family() in net/netlink/genetlink.c. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | buster | 4.19.249-2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 4.19.304-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 5.10.209-2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.216-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.76-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.90-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 6.7.12-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | stretch | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.19.37-1 | | | |
Notes
[stretch] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[jessie] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/ceabee6c59943bdd5e1da1a6a20dc7ee5f8113a2