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CVE-2019-19083

kernel: memory leaks in *clock_source_create() functions under drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc leads to DoS

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

CVSS 3.1

Review impact separately from score.

Published · September 17, 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 · 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption