CVE-2019-19051Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Kernel

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV9.8OSV4.7
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.25%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedNov 18
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A memory leak in the i2400m_op_rfkill_sw_toggle() function in drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/op-rfkill.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-6f3ef5c25cc7.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 5.3.11
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.3.15-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 4.4.0-174.204+1
debiandebian/linux< linux 5.3.15-1 (bookworm)
NVDopensuse/leap15.1

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.10

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

8
GHSA
GHSA-c7cf-43wq-xwrq: A memory leak in the i2400m_op_rfkill_sw_toggle() function in drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/op-rfkill2022-05-24
OSV
linux-gke-5.0, linux-oem-osp11 vulnerabilities2020-04-28
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon, linux-azure vulnerabilities2020-03-25
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities2020-02-18
OSV
linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities2020-02-18

📋Vendor Advisories

8
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2020-04-28
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2020-03-25
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2020-02-18
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities2020-02-18
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities2020-01-18

💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-19051 kernel: dos in i2400m_op_rfkill_sw_toggle() function in drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/op-rfkill.c [fedora-all]2019-11-21
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-19051 kernel: dos in i2400m_op_rfkill_sw_toggle() function in drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/op-rfkill.c2019-11-21