CVE-2019-19077

Description

A memory leak in the bnxt_re_create_srq() function in drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering copy to udata failures, aka CID-4a9d46a9fe14.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.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/4a9d46a9fe14401f21df69cea97c62396d5fb053 third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19077?
CVE-2019-19077 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19077?
To fix CVE-2019-19077, 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-2019-19077 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-19077 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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