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.
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2019-03-18T15:02:13
Updated: 2019-04-09T03:06:01
Reserved: 2019-03-18T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2019-9857
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-03-21T16:01:17.377
Modified: 2023-11-07T03:13:47.817
Link: CVE-2019-9857
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