Vulnerability identifier: #VU23035

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19078

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local network

Exploit availability: No

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

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the "ath10k_usb_hif_tx_sg()" function in "drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c" file. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition (memory consumption) by triggering "usb_submit_urb()" failures.

Mitigation
Install update 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/b8d17e7d93d2beb89e4f34c59996376b8b544792

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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