CVE-2019-19054

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The CX23888 Integrated Consumer Infrared Controller probe code handles resource cleanup low memory conditions. A local attacker able to induce low memory conditions could use this flaw to crash the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

This issue is rated as having Low impact because of the preconditions needed to trigger the resource cleanup code path (system-wide out-of-memory condition).

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

In order to mitigate this issue it is possible to prevent the affected code from being loaded by blacklisting the kernel module cx23885. For instructions relating to how to blacklist a kernel module refer to: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 .