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CVE-2019-18809

A memory leak in the af9005_identify_state() function in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/af9005.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.9 allows attackers to cause a denia…

Impact

A memory leak in the af9005_identify_state() function in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/af9005.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-2289adbfa559.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 5.3.9
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.10
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0
FedoraprojectFedora
Versions 30, 31
OpensuseLeap
Version 15.1

Weakness classification

References