{"cve":"CVE-2019-15916","nvd":{"published":"2019-09-04T15:15:11.057","modified":"2026-06-17T02:21:19.400","status":"Modified","description":"An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.1. There is a memory leak in register_queue_kobjects() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, which will cause denial of service.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740","https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.1"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:58:39.700375520+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-15916","score":0.03857,"percentile":0.90161,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}