Description
A memory leak in the adis_update_scan_mode() function in drivers/iio/imu/adis_buffer.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-ab612b1daf41.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.9
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ab612b1daf415b62c58e130cb3d0f30b255a14d0
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0084
EPSS Percentile
74.8%
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 (36)
broadcom/brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
19.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
19.10
linux/linux_kernel
3.8 - 4.4.262
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager
netapp/aff_baseboard_management_controller
netapp/cloud_backup
... and 26 more
Published
Nov 18, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026