Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024

CVE-2019-15921

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6. There is a memory leak issue when idr_alloc() fails in genl_register_family() in net/netlink/genetlink.c.

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Affected products

Linux/Linux kerneldescription
Ubuntu/Linux Kernelllm-fuzzy
Range: <5.0.6
osv-coords77 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-vanilla&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-vanilla&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP1_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_14&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-vanilla&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP4_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP4
< 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1+ 76 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp150.12.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-lp151.28.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-5.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-6.26.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1-3.3.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-14.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-14.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-5.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.16.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-14.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-5.41.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-8.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-6.26.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-95.32.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-14.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-150.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-197.18.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-6.3.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.6mitrex_refsource_MISC
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ceabee6c59943bdd5e1da1a6a20dc7ee5f8113a2mitrex_refsource_MISC
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM

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