What is CVE-2019-19063?

CVE-2019-19063 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401). CVE-2019-19063 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-19063?

CVE-2019-19063 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-19063?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-19063 patch availability.

Is CVE-2019-19063 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-19063 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-2019-19063

Medium

Two memory leaks in the rtl_usb_probe() function in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-3f9361695113.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-11-18

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-401

CVE-2019-19063 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

14 total

GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f93616951138a598d930dcaec40f2bfd9ce43bb

Patch Third Party Advisory
Oracle
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

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

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

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF/

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-19063

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 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-2019-19063?

CVE-2019-19063 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 , classified as a Memory Leak flaw (CWE-401) . CVE-2019-19063 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-19063?

CVE-2019-19063 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-19063?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-19063 patch availability.
Is CVE-2019-19063 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2019-19063 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.