CVE-2019-19075

Description

A memory leak in the ca8210_probe() function in drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering ca8210_get_platform_data() failures, aka CID-6402939ec86e.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.66%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org 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-5.3.8 release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6402939ec86eaf226c8b8ae00ed983936b164908 third party advisory patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19075?
CVE-2019-19075 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19075?
To fix CVE-2019-19075, 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-2019-19075 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-19075 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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