#VU23033 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-19073

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23033

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19073

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the "htc_config_pipe_credits()", "htc_setup_complete()" and "htc_connect_service()" functions in "drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c" file. A remote attacker on the local network can cause a denial of service condition (memory consumption) by triggering "wait_for_completion_timeout()" failures.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.3 - 5.3.11

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External links
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/853acf7caf10b828102d92d05b5c101666a6142b
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PY7LJMSPAGRIKABJPDKQDTXYW3L5RX2T/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.