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CVE-2019-9857
In the Linux kernel through 5.0.2, the function inotify_update_existing_watch() in fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c neglects to call…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.42%
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- mitre
Description
In the Linux kernel through 5.0.2, the function inotify_update_existing_watch() in fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c neglects to call fsnotify_put_mark() with IN_MASK_CREATE after fsnotify_find_mark(), which will cause a memory leak (aka refcount leak). Finally, this will cause a denial of service.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10836283/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jack/linux-fs.git/commit/?h=fsnotify&id=62c9d2674b31d4c8a674bee86b7edc6da2803aea (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 107527 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0002/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-65c6d11eba (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-be9add5b77 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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