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CVE-2019-19057

kernel: Two memory leaks in the mwifiex_pcie_init_evt_ring() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c allows for a DoS

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 21, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

Two memory leak flaws were found in the Linux kernel's mwifiex_pcie_init_evt_ring() function. A local attacker, able to reload the kernel module or hotplug Marvell WiFi hardware using this driver, can cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering mwifiex_map_pci_memory() failures.

CVSS score applicability

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.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption