CVE-2019-16089

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.2.13. nbd_genl_status in drivers/block/nbd.c does not check the nla_nest_start_noflag return value.

CVSS 3.1

4.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 32% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-476

Published

2019-09-06

Modified

2026-10-08

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• linux:linux_kernel

References

• https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1106884/
• https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1126650/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03814795?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/

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