Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2019-20810
go7007_snd_init in drivers/media/usb/go7007/snd-go7007.c in the Linux kernel before 5.6 does not call snd_card_free for a failure path, which causes a memory leak, aka CID-9453264ef586.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.7% 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
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4427-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00019.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4485-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20810?
- CVE-2019-20810 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-06-03.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20810?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.