CVE-2019-19074
published 2019-11-18CVE-2019-19074: A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of…
PriorityP335high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
4.43%
90.4th percentile
A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-728c1e2a05e4.
Affected
16 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | linux | < linux 5.4.6-1 (bookworm) | linux 5.4.6-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 4.4.233 | 4.4.233 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.4.6-1 | 5.4.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.4.6-1 | 5.4.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.4.6-1 | 5.4.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.4.6-1 | 5.4.6-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.4.0-190.220 | 4.4.0-190.220 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.15.0-118.119 | 4.15.0-118.119 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.10 < 4.14.192 | 4.14.192 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.15 < 4.19.137 | 4.19.137 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.20 < 5.4 | 5.4 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.5 < 4.9.233 | 4.9.233 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.07.8HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-q867-j66r-989p: A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-19074 [HIGH] CWE-401 GHSA-q867-j66r-989p: A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi
A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-728c1e2a05e4.
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
osv·2020-09-24·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2019-19054 [MEDIUM] linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the Conexant 23885 TV card device driver for the
Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some error conditions. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory
exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19054)
It was discovered that the Atheros HTC based wireless driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly deallocate in certain error conditions. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
(CVE-2019-19073, CVE-2019-19074)
Yue Haibing discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle
reference counting in sysfs for network devices in some situations. A local
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of servic
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
osv·2020-09-23·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-18808 [MEDIUM] 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
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
It was discovered that the AMD Cryptographic Coprocessor device driver in
the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some situations. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory
exhaustion). (CVE-2019-18808)
It was discovered that the Conexant 23885 TV card device driver for the
Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some error conditions. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory
exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19054)
It was discovered that the ADIS16400 IIO IMU Driver for the Linux kernel
did not properly deallocate memor
OSV
CVE-2019-19074: A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi
osv·2019-11-18·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-19074 [HIGH] CVE-2019-19074: A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi
A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-728c1e2a05e4.
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2020-09-24·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2019-19054 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that the Conexant 23885 TV card device driver for the
Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some error conditions. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory
exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19054)
It was discovered that the Atheros HTC based wireless driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly deallocate in certain error conditions. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
(CVE-2019-19073, CVE-2019-19074)
Yue Haibing discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle
reference counting in sysfs for network devices in some situations. A local
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial o
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2020-09-23·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-18808 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that the AMD Cryptographic Coprocessor device driver in
the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some situations. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory
exhaustion). (CVE-2019-18808)
It was discovered that the Conexant 23885 TV card device driver for the
Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some error conditions. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory
exhaustion). (CVE-2019-19054)
It was discovered that the ADIS16400 IIO IMU Driver for the Linux kernel
did not properly deallocate memory in certain error conditions. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory
Red Hat
kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS
vendor_redhat·2019-11-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-19074 [HIGH] CWE-119 kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS
kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS
A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-728c1e2a05e4.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel-alt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2019-19074: linux - A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-19074 [HIGH] CVE-2019-19074: linux - A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/...
A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-728c1e2a05e4.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 5.4.6-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.4.6-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 5.4.6-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 5.4.6-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 5.4.6-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-19074 kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS
bugzilla·2019-11-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-19074 [HIGH] CVE-2019-19074 kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS
CVE-2019-19074 kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k management function in allows local DoS
A memory leak in the Atheros Wireless Module Interface (WMI) function (ath9k_wmi_cmd) in in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows a local attacker, who has permissions to issue wifi device access control to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
Upstream Reference:
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/728c1e2a05e4b5fc52fab3421dce772a806612a2
Discussion:
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1774934]
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At this time it is understood that this flaw does not qualify kernel-rt or mrg-2 fixes due to the current product lifecycle.
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Via RHSA-2020:1567 https://acces
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-19074 kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c allows DoS [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-11-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2019-19074 [HIGH] CVE-2019-19074 kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c allows DoS [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-19074 kernel: a memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c allows DoS [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/728c1e2a05e4b5fc52fab3421dce772a806612a2https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PY7LJMSPAGRIKABJPDKQDTXYW3L5RX2T/https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4526-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/728c1e2a05e4b5fc52fab3421dce772a806612a2https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PY7LJMSPAGRIKABJPDKQDTXYW3L5RX2T/https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4526-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
2019-11-18
Published