CVE-2019-16413: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.4. The 9p filesystem did not protect i_size_write() properly, which causes an i_size_read() infinite loop and denial of service on SMP systems.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 5.0.4 (fixed in 5.0.4)

Published 2019-09-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.