medium
4.7
CWE
401
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2019-19054

First published: Mon Nov 18 2019(Updated: )

A memory leak in the cx23888_ir_probe() function in drivers/media/pci/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering kfifo_alloc() failures, aka CID-a7b2df76b42b.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
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
Linux kernel<=5.3.11
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=18.04
Ubuntu=20.04
Fedora=30
Fedora=31
openSUSE=15.1
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
NetApp FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller
netapp cloud backup
netapp data availability services
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.0
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.0.0
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.20
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.25
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.30
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.30.5r3
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.40
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.40.3r2
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.40.5
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.50.1
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.50.2
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.50.2-p1
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.60
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.60.0
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.60.1
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.60.3
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.70.1
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller=11.70.2
NetApp FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller
netapp hci baseboard management controller=h610s
netapp solidfire\, enterprise sds \& hci storage node
netapp solidfire \& hci management node
NetApp SteelStore
Brocade Fabric OS
All of
netapp hci compute node firmware
netapp hci compute node
All of
netapp solidfire baseboard management controller firmware
netapp solidfire baseboard management controller
netapp hci compute node firmware
netapp hci compute node
netapp solidfire baseboard management controller firmware
netapp solidfire baseboard management controller

Remedy

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a7b2df76b42bdd026e3106cf2ba97db41345a177

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-19054?

    CVE-2019-19054 has been classified as having a high severity due to its potential to cause denial of service through memory consumption.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-19054?

    To fix CVE-2019-19054, upgrade to a patched version of the Linux kernel, specifically versions 5.10.223-1, 5.10.226-1, 6.1.119-1, or later.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2019-19054?

    CVE-2019-19054 affects the Linux kernel versions up to 5.3.11 and specific versions of Ubuntu and Fedora.

  • What symptoms indicate an exploitation of CVE-2019-19054?

    Exploitation of CVE-2019-19054 may lead to system instability or crashes due to high memory consumption.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2019-19054 if I can't apply the update immediately?

    A temporary workaround for CVE-2019-19054 could involve limiting the use of the related hardware or disabling the affected drivers.

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