VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-19075

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.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.99%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 3.99% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-401
Affected: linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.8Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6402939ec86eaf226c8b8ae00ed983936b164908Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.8Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6402939ec86eaf226c8b8ae00ed983936b164908Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.