CVE-2019-12379
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.1.5 - Memory Leak in con_insert_unipair
Title source: llmDescription
An issue was discovered in con_insert_unipair in drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is a memory leak in a certain case of an ENOMEM outcome of kmalloc. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty.git/commit/?h=tty-next&id=84ecc2f6eb1cb12e6d44818f94fa49b50f06e6ac
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108478
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty.git/commit/?h=tty-testing&id=15b3cd8ef46ad1b100e0d3c7e38774f330726820
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
35.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.1.5
Published
May 28, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026