CVE-2019-9857

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.

Predictions

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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References

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9857.html
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9857

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