CVE-2019-8980

NameCVE-2019-8980
DescriptionA memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1771-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)buster4.19.249-2fixed
buster (security)4.19.304-1fixed
bullseye5.10.209-2fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.205-2fixed
bookworm6.1.76-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.69-1fixed
trixie6.6.15-2fixed
sid6.7.9-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcejessie(not affected)
linuxsourcestretch4.9.168-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.19.28-1
linux-4.9sourcejessie4.9.168-1~deb8u1DLA-1771-1

Notes

[jessie] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190219021038.11340-1-yuehaibing@huawei.com/
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190219022512.GW2217@ZenIV.linux.org.uk/

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