CVE-2019-8980

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-401

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 21, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-8980: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix