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Medium 4.7Published Aug 29, 2019
CVE-2019-15807In the Linux kernel before 5.1.13, there is a memory leak in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c when SAS expander discovery fails.
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In the Linux kernel before 5.1.13, there is a memory leak in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c when SAS expander discovery fails. This will cause a BUG and denial of service.
- CVSS
- 4.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | before 5.1.13 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 8.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux | 7.0; 8.0 | NVD |
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.13x-refsource-misc
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3b0541791453fbe7f42867e310e0c9eb6295364dx-refsource-misc
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.htmlmailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.htmlmailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlmailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/x-refsource-confirm
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52136304?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSSx-refsource-confirm
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