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CVE-2019-19062
Published:November 18, 2019
Updated:May 17, 2026
A memory leak in the crypto_report() function in crypto/crypto_user_base.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering crypto_report_alg() failures, aka CID-ffdde5932042.
Related Resources (20)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PY7LJMSPAGRIKABJPDKQDTXYW3L5RX2T/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19062
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-2/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ffdde5932042600c6807d46c1550b28b0db6a3bc
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-19062
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-1/
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-19062
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PY7LJMSPAGRIKABJPDKQDTXYW3L5RX2T/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
5.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CWE-401
EPSS
Base Score:
0.10