CVE Catalog

CVE-2019-19462

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.46%

38th percentile - higher than 38% of all known CVEs

Summary

relay_open in kernel/relay.c in the Linux kernel through 5.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (such as relay blockage) by triggering a NULL alloc_percpu result.

Risk Assessment

A local user can cause a denial of service by blocking the kernel relay mechanism, potentially disrupting system functionality.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version newer than 5.4.1 that includes the fix for this issue.

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Original NVD description (English source)

relay_open in kernel/relay.c in the Linux kernel through 5.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (such as relay blockage) by triggering a NULL alloc_percpu result.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS