Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-18810
Published: January 21, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24448
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18810
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the "komeda_wb_connector_add()" function in drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_wb_connector.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.8 allows a local user to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering "drm_writeback_connector_init()" failures.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18810
Install update from vendor's website.