CVE-2019-16995

high-risk
Published 2019-09-30

In the Linux kernel before 5.0.3, a memory leak exits in hsr_dev_finalize() in net/hsr/hsr_device.c if hsr_add_port fails to add a port, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-6caabe7f197d.

Do I need to act?

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2.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (19)

Aff A700S Firmware

Affected Vendors

Linux Netapp Opensuse

References (12)

Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.html
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00035.html
Exploit https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6caab...
Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6caabe7f197d3466d238f70915d65301f171662...
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.html
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00035.html
Exploit https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6caab...
Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6caabe7f197d3466d238f70915d65301f171662...
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate