Description
A memory leak in the adis_update_scan_mode_burst() 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-9c0530e898f3.
References (5)
Core 5
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/9c0530e898f384c5d279bfcebd8bb17af1105873
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/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4526-1/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0111
EPSS Percentile
78.3%
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 (34)
broadcom/brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
19.10
linux/linux_kernel
3.9 - 4.4.262
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager
netapp/aff_baseboard_management_controller
netapp/cloud_backup
netapp/data_availability_services
... and 24 more
Published
Nov 18, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026