Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-18806
A memory leak in the ql_alloc_large_buffers() function in drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering pci_dma_mapping_error() failures, aka CID-1acb8f2a7a9f.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2019-18806
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-18806
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-18806
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-18806
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The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-18806
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https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1acb8f2a7a9f10543868ddd737e37424d5c36cf4
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.5
Mailing List;Vendor Advisory
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