First published: Mon Nov 18 2019(Updated: )
A memory leak in the ath10k_usb_hif_tx_sg() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering usb_submit_urb() failures, aka CID-b8d17e7d93d2.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Linux Kernel | >=4.14<4.14.165 | |
Linux Kernel | >=4.15<4.19.96 | |
Linux Kernel | >=4.20<5.4.12 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
Ubuntu Linux | =19.10 | |
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 | |
Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
Ubuntu | =19.10 |
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CVE-2019-19078 is classified with a severity rating that indicates a potential denial of service due to memory leaks.
To resolve CVE-2019-19078, upgrade the Linux kernel to version 5.4.12 or higher, or apply patches provided by your distribution.
CVE-2019-19078 affects Linux kernel versions from 4.14 to 5.3.11.
Yes, CVE-2019-19078 can be exploited remotely if an attacker can trigger the usb_submit_urb() failures.
CVE-2019-19078 affects various distributions, including Ubuntu versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, and 19.10, as well as multiple Debian releases.