CVE-2019-19079

kernel: memory leak in the qrtr_tun_write_iter() function in net/qrtr/tun.c leads to DoS

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 11, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A memory leak was discovered in the qrtr_tun_write_iter() function in net/qrtr/tun.c in the Linux kernel before version 5.3. This flaw allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory consumption.

Statement

There was no shipped kernel version were seen affected with this problem. These files are not built in our source code.

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 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption