#VU23036 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-19077
Published: November 27, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23036
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19077
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
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 "bnxt_re_create_srq()" function in "drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c" file. A local attacker can cause a denial of service condition (memory consumption) by triggering "ib_copy_to_udata()" failures.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.