The vulnerability of the `inotify_update_existing_watch()` function in the Linux kernel’s `fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c` file, related to a lack of memory release mechanism, allows a malicious actor to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the inotifyupdateexistingwatch function in the fs/notify/inotify/inotifyuser.c file of the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to a lack of memory release mechanism. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to trigger a service failure...

Linux kernel denial of service vulnerability (CNVD-2019-07810)

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the 'inotifyupdateexistingwatch' function in the Linux kernel. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of servi...