Description
A memory leak in the ca8210_probe() function in drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering ca8210_get_platform_data() failures, aka CID-6402939ec86e.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.8
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6402939ec86eaf226c8b8ae00ed983936b164908
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/
Mailing List, 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/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0183
EPSS Percentile
83.0%
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 (5)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
19.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
19.10
linux/linux_kernel
4.12 - 4.14.151
Published
Nov 18, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026