CVE-2019-19050

Description

A memory leak in the crypto_reportstat() function in crypto/crypto_user_stat.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering crypto_reportstat_alg() failures, aka CID-c03b04dcdba1.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.91% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c03b04dcdba1da39903e23cc4d072abf8f68f2dd third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PY7LJMSPAGRIKABJPDKQDTXYW3L5RX2T/ vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156455/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0063-1.html vdb entry third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19050?
CVE-2019-19050 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19050?
To fix CVE-2019-19050, 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-2019-19050 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-19050 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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