#VU23035 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-19078
Published: November 27, 2019 / Updated: December 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23035
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19078
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.