First published: Mon Nov 18 2019(Updated: )
A memory leak in the crypto_reportstat() function in crypto/crypto_user_stat.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering crypto_reportstat_alg() failures, aka CID-c03b04dcdba1.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Linux Kernel | >=4.20<5.3.16 | |
Linux Kernel | >=5.4<5.4.3 | |
Linux Kernel | =5.5-rc1 | |
Fedoraproject Fedora | =30 | |
Fedoraproject Fedora | =31 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =19.10 | |
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere | ||
netapp data availability services | ||
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller | >=11.0.0<=11.60.3 | |
netapp hci management node | ||
netapp solidfire | ||
NetApp SteelStore | ||
netapp hci compute node | ||
netapp hci storage node | ||
broadcom fabric operating system | ||
All of | ||
NetApp AFF A700s Firmware | ||
NetApp AFF A700s Firmware | ||
All of | ||
NetApp FAS8300 Firmware | ||
NetApp FAS8300 Firmware | ||
All of | ||
NetApp FAS 8700 | ||
NetApp FAS8700 | ||
All of | ||
NetApp AFF A400 | ||
NetApp AFF A400 | ||
All of | ||
netapp h610s firmware | ||
netapp h610s | ||
debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.226-1 6.1.123-1 6.1.128-1 6.12.12-1 6.12.15-1 | |
Fedora | =30 | |
Fedora | =31 | |
Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
Ubuntu | =19.10 | |
NetApp AFF A700s Firmware | ||
NetApp AFF A700s Firmware | ||
NetApp FAS8300 Firmware | ||
NetApp FAS8300 Firmware | ||
NetApp FAS 8700 | ||
NetApp FAS8700 | ||
NetApp AFF A400 | ||
NetApp AFF A400 | ||
netapp h610s firmware | ||
netapp h610s |
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CVE-2019-19050 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service through memory consumption.
To mitigate CVE-2019-19050, upgrade your Linux kernel to version 5.4.4 or later, or apply appropriate patches provided by your distribution.
CVE-2019-19050 affects various versions of the Linux Kernel up to 5.3.11 and certain Fedora and Ubuntu releases.
Yes, CVE-2019-19050 can potentially be exploited remotely if an attacker can trigger the crypto_reportstat_alg() function failures.
CVE-2019-19050 is a memory leak vulnerability that can lead to denial of service scenarios.