CVE-2019-19044

Description

Two memory leaks in the v3d_submit_cl_ioctl() function in drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering kcalloc() or v3d_job_init() failures, aka CID-29cd13cfd762.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.11 release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/29cd13cfd7624726d9e6becbae9aa419ef35af7f third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19044?
CVE-2019-19044 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19044?
To fix CVE-2019-19044, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-19044 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-19044 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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