CVE-2019-19074

A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-728c1e2a05e4.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.8 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/728c1e2a05e4b5fc52fab3421dce772a806612a2	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PY7LJMSPAGRIKABJPDKQDTXYW3L5RX2T/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4526-1/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-11-18 06:15

Updated : 2021-06-14 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2019-19074

Mitre link : CVE-2019-19074

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

{"cve": {"data_type": "CVE", "references": {"reference_data": [{"url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/728c1e2a05e4b5fc52fab3421dce772a806612a2", "name": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/728c1e2a05e4b5fc52fab3421dce772a806612a2", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PY7LJMSPAGRIKABJPDKQDTXYW3L5RX2T/", "name": "FEDORA-2019-34a75d7e61", "tags": [], "refsource": "FEDORA"}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF/", "name": "FEDORA-2019-021c968423", "tags": [], "refsource": "FEDORA"}, {"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/", "name": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/", "tags": [], "refsource": "CONFIRM"}, {"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html", "name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:2675", "tags": [], "refsource": "SUSE"}, {"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/", "name": "USN-4527-1", "tags": [], "refsource": "UBUNTU"}, {"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4526-1/", "name": "USN-4526-1", "tags": [], "refsource": "UBUNTU"}, {"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html", "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20201031 [SECURITY] [DLA 2420-2] linux regression update", "tags": [], "refsource": "MLIST"}, {"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html", "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20201030 [SECURITY] [DLA 2420-1] linux security update", "tags": [], "refsource": "MLIST"}, {"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html", "name": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html", "tags": [], "refsource": "MISC"}]}, "data_format": "MITRE", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-728c1e2a05e4."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-401"}]}]}, "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": {"ID": "CVE-2019-19074", "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org"}}, "impact": {"baseMetricV2": {"cvssV2": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 7.8, "accessVector": "NETWORK", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C", "authentication": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "accessComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "severity": "HIGH", "acInsufInfo": false, "impactScore": 6.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "userInteractionRequired": false}, "baseMetricV3": {"cvssV3": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 3.6, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9}}, "publishedDate": "2019-11-18T06:15Z", "configurations": {"nodes": [{"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndIncluding": "5.3.11"}]}], "CVE_data_version": "4.0"}, "lastModifiedDate": "2021-06-14T18:15Z"}