What is CVE-2019-18807?

CVE-2019-18807 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2019-18807?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2019-18807

Two memory leaks in the sja1105_static_config_upload() function in drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_spi.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.5 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering static_config_buf_prepare_for_upload() or sja1105_inhibit_tx() failures, aka CID-68501df92d11.

EPSS: 0.026 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18807?: CVE-2019-18807 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2019-18807?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.