CVE-2019-18810

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.3-5.3.7 - Denial of Service via komeda_wb_connector_add Memory Leak

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A memory leak in the komeda_wb_connector_add() function in drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_wb_connector.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering drm_writeback_connector_init() failures, aka CID-a0ecd6fdbf5d.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.8
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0127
EPSS Percentile 79.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (3)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.10
linux/linux_kernel 5.3 - 5.3.8
Published Nov 07, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026