CVE-2019-16995
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.035 · 89 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
In the Linux kernel before 5.0.3, a memory leak exits in hsr_dev_finalize() in net/hsr/hsr_device.c if hsr_add_port fails to add a port, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-6caabe7f197d.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (26)
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- netapp data availability servicesall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:data_availability_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (40)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00035.htmlcnnvd
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.3cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6caabe7f197d3466d238f70915d65301f1716626cnnvd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6caabe7f197d3466d238f70915d65301f1716626cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16995cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-memory-leak-via-hsr-dev-finalize-30486cnnvd
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