Memory Leak Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.39.5.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2577079
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Nov 2019

Introduced: 18 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-19057  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:4.1.12-124.39.5.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5708.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug package and not the kernel-uek-debug package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Two memory leaks in the mwifiex_pcie_init_evt_ring() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering mwifiex_map_pci_memory() failures, aka CID-d10dcb615c8e.

CVSS Scores

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