Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2019-19068
A memory leak in the rtl8xxxu_submit_int_urb() function in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.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-a2cdd07488e6.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (36.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a2cdd07488e666aa93a49a3fc9c9b1299e27ef3c (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4286-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4286-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4300-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4301-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-19068?
- CVE-2019-19068 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2019-11-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-19068?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.