CVE-2019-16994

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

4.7 medium

EPSS

<1%p38

Published

Sep 30, 2019 (Sep 30, 2019)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: linux opensuse redhat
Products: linux kernel, leap, enterprise linux
Weakness: CWE-401
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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