# CVE-2019-20811: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-06-03 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6. In rx_queue_add_kobject() and netdev_queue_add_kobject() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, a reference count is mishandled, aka CID-a3e23f719f5c.

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## References

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.6
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a3e23f719f5c4a38ffb3d30c8d7632a4ed8ccd9e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/

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