CVE-2019-19062

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel <5.3.11 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A memory leak in the crypto_report() function in crypto/crypto_user_base.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering crypto_report_alg() failures, aka CID-ffdde5932042.

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 26.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (11)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.10
debian/debian_linux 8.0
fedoraproject/fedora 30
fedoraproject/fedora 31
linux/linux_kernel < 5.3.11
opensuse/leap 15.1
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
... and 1 more
Published Nov 18, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026