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CVE-2019-9857
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2019-03-21T16:01:17.377 · Last modified 2026-06-17T02:44:44.140

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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