Description
In the Linux kernel before 5.0, a memory leak exists in sit_init_net() in net/ipv6/sit.c when register_netdev() fails to register sitn->fb_tunnel_dev, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-07f12b26e21a.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html
Scores
CVSS v3
4.7
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
22.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (3)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.0
opensuse/leap
15.1
redhat/enterprise_linux
7.0
Published
Sep 30, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026