CVE-2019-8980

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 82%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
4.7 ≤
𝑥
< 4.9.163
linuxlinux_kernel
4.14 ≤
𝑥
< 4.14.106
linuxlinux_kernel
4.19 ≤
𝑥
< 4.19.28
linuxlinux_kernel
4.20 ≤
𝑥
< 4.20.15
linuxlinux_kernel
5.0 ≤
𝑥
< 5.0.1
linuxlinux_kernel
5.1:rc1
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
18.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
18.10
opensuseleap
15.0
debiandebian_linux
8.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.106-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.112-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.226-1
fixed
jessie
not-affected
sid
6.11.6-1
fixed
trixie
6.11.5-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-47.50
released
cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-17.18
released
disco
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
linux-aws
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1035.37
released
cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1012.14
released
disco
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
linux-aws-hwe
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1035.37~16.04.1
released
linux-azure
bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-1014.14~18.04.1
released
cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1014.14
released
disco
not-affected
trusty
Fixed 4.15.0-1041.45~14.04.1
released
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1041.45
released
linux-azure-edge
bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-1014.14~18.04.1
released
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1041.45
released
linux-euclid
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-flo
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-gcp
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1029.31
released
cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1008.9
released
disco
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1029.31~16.04.1
released
linux-gcp-edge
bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-1008.9~18.04.1
released
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-gke
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-goldfish
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-grouper
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-hwe
bionic
Fixed 4.18.0-17.18~18.04.1
released
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-47.50~16.04.1
released
linux-hwe-edge
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-47.50~16.04.1
released
linux-kvm
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1031.31
released
cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1009.9
released
disco
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
linux-lts-trusty
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-lts-utopic
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
ignored
xenial
dne
linux-lts-vivid
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
ignored
xenial
dne
linux-lts-wily
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
ignored
xenial
dne
linux-lts-xenial
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
not-affected
xenial
dne
linux-maguro
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-mako
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-manta
bionic
dne
cosmic
dne
disco
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
linux-oem
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1035.40
released
cosmic
Fixed 4.15.0-1035.40
released
disco
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
linux-oracle
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1010.12
released
cosmic
Fixed 4.15.0-1010.12
released
disco
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.15.0-1010.12~16.04.1
released
linux-raspi2
bionic
Fixed 4.15.0-1033.35
released
cosmic
Fixed 4.18.0-1011.13
released
disco
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
linux-snapdragon
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
dne
disco
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
kernel-azure
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
4.12.14-6.9.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
4.12.14-6.9.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
kernel-azure-base
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
4.12.14-6.9.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
4.12.14-8.30.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
4.12.14-8.58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
4.12.14-6.9.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
4.12.14-8.30.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
4.12.14-8.58.1
fixed
kernel-default
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
kernel-default-base
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
kernel-default-man
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
kernel-docs
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
kernel-macros
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
kernel-obs-build
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
kernel-source
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
kernel-source-azure
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
4.12.14-6.9.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
4.12.14-6.9.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
kernel-syms
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
4.12.14-95.13.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-150.14.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
kernel-syms-azure
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
4.12.14-6.9.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
4.12.14-6.9.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-5.24.1
fixed
kernel-vanilla-base
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-150.14.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
4.12.14-195.1
fixed
Red Hat logo
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Releases
Red Hat Product
Release
bpftool
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-abi-whitelists
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-core
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-debug
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-debug-core
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-debug-devel
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-debug-modules
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-debug-modules-extra
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-devel
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-doc
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-modules
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-modules-extra
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-rt
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-rt-core
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-rt-debug
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-rt-debug-core
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-rt-debug-devel
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-rt-debug-kvm
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-rt-debug-modules
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-rt-devel
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-rt-kvm
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-rt-modules
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-rt-modules-extra
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8
fixed
kernel-tools
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-tools-libs
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-tools-libs-devel
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump-core
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump-devel
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump-modules
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
perf
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed
python3-perf
RHEL 8
0:4.18.0-193.el8
fixed