Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
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.
Source:
MITRE
View Analysis Description
Analysis 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.
Source:
MITRE
Severity
CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID |
CWE Name |
Source |
| CWE-400 |
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption |
NIST
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Change History
3 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
12/5/2019 12:15:18 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
12/3/2019 12:15:12 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/ [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/ [No Types Assigned] |
Initial Analysis -
11/19/2019 9:12:49 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.3.8 |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
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NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) |
| Added |
CVSS V3.1 |
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NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
NIST CWE-400 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.8 No Types Assigned |
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.8 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6402939ec86eaf226c8b8ae00ed983936b164908 No Types Assigned |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6402939ec86eaf226c8b8ae00ed983936b164908 Patch, Third Party Advisory |