SB2019032142 - Memory leak in Linux kernel notify 

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SB2019032142 - Memory leak in Linux kernel notify

Published: March 21, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019032142
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9857)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the destroy_super_work() function in fs/super.c, within the fsnotify_sb_delete() function in fs/notify/fsnotify.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References