CVE-2019-20794

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

0.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 41.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2020-05-09 17:35Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 02:53Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-05-09

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective LifetimeBase
• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

386ce5500fd5e61175da4965e4bf853bcbf22b231d4f665a439d24b5ba7fd715

• github.comhttps://github.com/sargun/fuse-examplex_refsource_MISC
• sourceforge.nethttps://sourceforge.net/p/fuse/mailman/message/36598753/x_refsource_MISC
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20200824 CVE-2019-20794 kernel: task processes not being properly ended could lead to resource exhaustionhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/24/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST