# CVE-2019-16089: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.2.13.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-09-06 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.2.13. nbd_genl_status in drivers/block/nbd.c does not check the nla_nest_start_noflag return value.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1106884/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03814795?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1126650/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4425-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/

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