CVE-2019-15807
mediumpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.004 · 35 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In the Linux kernel before 5.1.13, there is a memory leak in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c when SAS expander discovery fails. This will cause a BUG and denial of service.
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affected products (45)
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references (50)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-15807cnnvd
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.13cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3b0541791453fbe7f42867e310e0c9eb6295364dcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15807cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159380/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-4060-01.htmlcnnvd
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