What is CVE-2019-19062?

CVE-2019-19062 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2019-19062 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-19062?

CVE-2019-19062 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-19062?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-19062 patch availability.

Is CVE-2019-19062 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-19062 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-2019-19062

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-11-18

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2019-19062 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

15 total

GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ffdde5932042600c6807d46c1550b28b0db6a3bc

Patch Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-19062

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-11-18

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19062?

CVE-2019-19062 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2019-19062 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-19062?

CVE-2019-19062 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-19062?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-19062 patch availability.
Is CVE-2019-19062 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2019-19062 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.