CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2019-8980
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.85%
Linux
Original NVD Description
A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.
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