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CVE-2019-8980

Published: 2019-02-21T05:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T04:50Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt