4.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-16994
Linux Kernel Denial of Service in Sit Init Net
Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.0, a memory leak exists in sit_init_net() in net/ipv6/sit.c when register_netdev() fails to register sitn->fb_tunnel_dev, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-07f12b26e21a.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 30, 2019, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-16994 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-16994 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Opensuse leap
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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-16994 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-16994 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-772 CWE-401
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-772
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.0
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} -0.02%

score

0.38174

percentile

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