# CVE-2019-16413: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.4.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-09-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.4. The 9p filesystem did not protect i_size_write() properly, which causes an i_size_read() infinite loop and denial of service on SMP systems.

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## References

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.4
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10753365/
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5e3cc1ee1405a7eb3487ed24f786dec01b4cbe1f
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K43239141?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS

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