A memory leak in the ql_alloc_large_buffers() function in drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering pci_dma_mapping_error() failures, aka CID-1acb8f2a7a9f.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.5 | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1acb8f2a7a9f10543868ddd737e37424d5c36cf4 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2019-11-07 08:15
Updated : 2020-08-24 10:37
NVD link : CVE-2019-18806
Mitre link : CVE-2019-18806
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CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel