medium5.5
CVE-2019-20811
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 5.0.6 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 16.04 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
- 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://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698