PT-2019-4417
CVE-2019-19072
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Published
2019-09-28
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Updated
2021-05-28
Description by
CVSS 2.0
4.9
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions through 5.3.11
Description
The issue is related to a memory leak in the
predicate parse() function, which can lead to uncontrolled resource consumption. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service, specifically through memory consumption.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions through 5.3.11, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent potential denial of service attacks.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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