gsd-2019-8980
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2019-8980


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