CVE-2019-19079

A memory leak in the qrtr_tun_write_iter() function in net/qrtr/tun.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-a21b7f0cff19.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.8 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a21b7f0cff1906a93a0130b74713b15a0b36481d	Patch Tool Signature
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-11-17 22:15

Updated : 2023-01-17 13:31

NVD link : CVE-2019-19079

Mitre link : CVE-2019-19079

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

linux

linux_kernel

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