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CVE-2019-19062

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 (me…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 5.3.11
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.10
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0
FedoraprojectFedora
Versions 30, 31
OpensuseLeap
Version 15.1
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Versions 7.0, 8.0

Weakness classification

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