{"id":"CVE-2019-16089","title":"An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.2.13","summary":"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.","severity":"medium","cvss":4.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel <= 5.2.13"],"published":"2019-09-06","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T21:17:15.647","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16089","references":[{"url":"https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1106884/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1126650/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03814795?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4425-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1106884/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1126650/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03814795?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4425-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00387,"epssPercentile":0.30632,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T22:11:53.701Z","slug":"CVE-2019-16089","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel <= 5.2.13`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":23,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":22.5,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}