Vulnerability identifier: #VU23028

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19082

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the *create_resource_pool() functions in "drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc" file. A local attacker can cause a denial of service condition (memory consumption).

This vulnerability affects the following functions:

• dce120_create_resource_pool() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce120/dce120_resource.c

• dce110_create_resource_pool() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_resource.c
  

• dce100_create_resource_pool() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce100/dce100_resource.c
  

• dcn10_create_resource_pool() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_resource.c
  

• dce112_create_resource_pool() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce112/dce112_resource.c

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.3 - 5.3.11

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External links
http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/104c307147ad379617472dd91a5bcb368d72bd6d

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.