# CVE-2019-15916: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.1.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-09-04 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.1. There is a memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, which will cause denial of service.

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=895a5e96dbd6386c8e78e5b78e067dcc67b7f0ab
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K57418558?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740

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