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CVE-2019-19050
A memory leak in the crypto_reportstat() function in crypto/crypto_user_stat.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to…
High7.5EPSS 5.1%
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Description
A memory leak in the crypto_reportstat() function in crypto/crypto_user_stat.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering crypto_reportstat_alg() failures, aka CID-c03b04dcdba1.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.1% · top 7.6% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c03b04dcdba1da39903e23cc4d072abf8f68f2dd (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-021c968423 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-34a75d7e61 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-4258-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156455/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0063-1.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-4284-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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