What is CVE-2019-18813?

CVE-2019-18813 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2019-18813 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-18813?

CVE-2019-18813 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-18813?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-18813. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-18813 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-18813 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/401.html

CVE-2019-18813

High

A memory leak in the dwc3_pci_probe() function in drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-pci.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering platform_device_add_properties() failures, aka CID-9bbfceea12a8.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-11-07

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2019-18813 is a Memory Leak vulnerability

What is Memory Leak?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2019-18813 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-2/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9bbfceea12a8f145097a27d7c7267af25893c060
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-18813

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-11-07

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18813?

CVE-2019-18813 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2019-18813 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-18813?

CVE-2019-18813 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-18813?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-18813. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-18813 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-18813 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Memory Leak (CWE-401)?

The product does not release memory after use, causing gradual resource exhaustion. View CWE-401 on MITRE CWE →