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CVE-2019-19075 Detail

Current 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.


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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.8 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6402939ec86eaf226c8b8ae00ed983936b164908 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-19075
NVD Published Date:
11/18/2019
NVD Last Modified:
08/24/2020
Source:
MITRE