#VU24432 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-19061 

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#VU24432 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-19061

Published: January 21, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24432
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-19061
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the "adis_update_scan_mode_burst()" function in drivers/iio/imu/adis_buffer.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.9 allows a local user to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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