CVE-2019-19082
kernel: memory leaks in *create_resource_pool() functions under drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc leads to DoS
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
Review impact separately from score.
Published · September 25, 2019
Updated · October 9, 2026
Description
A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A system crash occurs under very specific, hard to obtain conditions, when the AMD GPU Display Engine configuration initialization handles resource cleaning when a failure occurs. The highest threat from this vulnerability is system availability.
Statement
This issue is rated as having a Low impact because of the preconditions needed to trigger the resource cleanup code path (system-wide out-of-memory condition).
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
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption