CVE-2019-19073 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption12 documents8 sources
Severity
4.0MEDIUMNVD
OSV5.5OSV4.7
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.45%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Linux KernelDebian LinuxFedoraproject Fedora+1 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 18
Latest updateDec 30

Description

Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering wait_for_completion_timeout() failures. This affects the htc_config_pipe_credits() function, the htc_setup_complete() function, and the htc_connect_service() function, aka CID-853acf7caf10.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitability: 2.5 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages5 packages

▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.6-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 4.4.0-190.220+1
▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.3.11
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 5.4.6-1 (bookworm)
▶NVDopensuse/leap15.1

Also affects: Fedora 30, 31

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-rg5g-mjfh-w75q: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst↗2022-05-24
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OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities↗2020-09-24
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OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities↗2020-09-23
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OSV
CVE-2019-19073: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst↗2019-11-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2020-09-24
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2020-09-23
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Red Hat
kernel: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel (DOS)↗2019-11-21
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Debian
CVE-2019-19073: linux - Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel thr...↗2019
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
Similar but Patched Code Considered Harmful -- The Impact of Similar but Patched Code on Recurring Vulnerability Detection and How to Remove Them↗2024-12-30
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-19073 kernel: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel (DOS)↗2019-11-21
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Bugzilla
CVE-2019-19073 kernel: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a DoS [fedora-all]↗2019-11-21
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