Memory Leak Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's kernel_read_file Function

Memory Leak Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's kernel_read_file Function

CVE-2019-8980 · HIGH Severity

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

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.

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